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Complete adze. Stone. Stone is grey, patches of front and back stained red. Cross-section is oval. Surface of bevel is ground, all other surfaces are bruised. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Residue of white sticker on front. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is blunt and curved. Unprov. written on proper right side of butt.

Argillite scraper. There is retouch along the proper right lateral margin. Surface of the dorsal side is very smooth. Distal end of the ventral surface also smooth, and rounded.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of blade is ground, surface of butt is bruised. Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides and front reduced. Bevel is demarcated by surface, where it changes from bruised on the butt to ground on the bevel and cutting edge. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Green stone. Cross-section is a half-circle. Surface is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade; sides taper toward the poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Large slab of sandstone with a broad flat surface, used as a grindstone.

Complete file, front reduced at one end. The other end tapers to a point.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, tapered towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Paua shell containing ground kōkōwai (red ochre). Perforation drilled at one end.

Limestone relief depicting a shaven-headed, bowing priest.Priests in Egypt did not preach and had no parishioners to instruct. A priest's duty was to serve the god who dwelt in the temple statue. To be pure, a priest had to make his ablutions twice daily and twice during the night. He was completely shaven, shorn and plucked. Priests acquired a great deal of power in Egyptian society through their managing the lands of the god and their revenues.

Broken sandstone cutter, repair visible where previously broken. There is a perforation through the repair, drilled through on both sides, meeting in the middle. At the top edge there are two carved faces. Along the bottom edge there is a notch.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. The surface of the blade is mostly ground, with some flaking. There is a large flake scar on the back of the blade. The surface of the butt is bruised, with flaking. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is concave, cutting edge is sharp and curved, large fragment missing from proper left side.

Complete argillite knife. Surface is grounded on both sides. Cutting edge is blunt and curved with bevel present on both surfaces. Haft end is tapered.

Adze, with large curved bevelled edge. Poll end almost circular in cross section; blade triangular in cross section. Light blue/green/grey in colour. Small bevel, not sharp. Blade polished; handle is not. Non-smooth surface down one side of blade.

Dark red argillite implement, use unknown. Possibly a pendant, spear head, or other weapon. Surface is ground smooth with chipping at each end. Proximal end has been squared off with five or six notches down both side edges. Curves outward at shoulders and then sides taper toward the distal end. Two barb-like projections on each side (one broken off on one side). Blade is bevelled down the centre on one side.

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on lower blade, bruised on upper blade and butt. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, front reduced after ridge at shoulder until lug at poll. Bevel is continuous with the blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, lightly chipped. "Temuka." written on front.

Relief of royal princess. Alabaster building fragment from Akhenaten's capital at Tell el-Amarna