adze
- Museum number
- 1890,0208.3
- Description
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Polished, shouldered adze blade of pale bluish grey schist. The surface is a patinated pale buff.
- Production date
- 4500BC-500BC
- Dimensions
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Length: 5.10 centimetres
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Width: 4.50 centimetres (max)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1890
- Acquisition notes
- This group of objects (1890,0208.1 to 62) is listed in the register as being from Siam (Thailand) and Cambodia and discovered by Jammes during his time as director of the Royal School in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The register produced by A W Franks, however classifies all the objects as being from ancient Cambodia.
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1890,0208.3