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Incomplete adze. Rectangular. Surface is bruised and flaked. Butt not present. Bevel is demarcated by a straight angled line. Cutting edge is straight, smooth and sharp. Proper right corner is missing.

Broken adze (Blade remaining) Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is flaked. No differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is blunt and straight, chipped. The width of the blade is fairly uniform from the cutting edge to the broken end.

Complete adze Cross-section of blade is triangular with apex to back, and front slightly rounded. Cross-section of butt is oval. Surface is ground. Major differentiation between butt and blade, with front and sides reduced. Bevel is demarcated by lines, coming to a point mid blade. Bevel is slightly concaved. Cutting edge is sharp and curved.

Complete adze. Pounamu. Mid green and light green. Cross-section is asymmetrical. Surface is ground down front and back, bruised on sides. Undifferentiated between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, but heavily chipped. "Warrington" written on front and back.

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.

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground Differentiation between butt and blade, sides are tapered Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is very sharp and slightly curved

Complete adze Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground with some chipping on butt Minor differentiation between butt and blade with tapered sides Bevel is slightly demarcated by a line and curves inward on the back. Cutting edge is sharp and slightly curved

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.

Broken adze, part of blade remaining. Dark green and light brown pounamu. Surface is ground and bruised. Cross-section is asymmetrical, with prominent sawing marks on one side. There is a lack of discernible features; the butt, bevel, and cutting edge are not present. "Kaiapoi Pa." inscription

Complete adze. Cross-section is oval. Surface is mostly bruised. Bevel of the blade is ground. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is demarcated by a line, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipped.

Complete stone chisel. Dark grey. Surface is ground. Cross section is circular at the butt and rectangular at the blade. Front is slightly reduced with a ridge on the front where the butt meets the blade. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight and sharp.

Rough out Triangular with apex to front. There are flake scars on front, back and side surfaces. No differentiation between butt and blade.

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface is ground except for the poll, which is naturally rough. No differentiation between butt and blade, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, blade is sharp and curved.

Broken, Missing most of the proper left side. The proper right remains damaged, but with some of all elements present. too damaged to comment. The surface is ground, with significant chips. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. Only a tiny slither of bevel remains, however it appears to be curved and continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is sharp and straight.

Complete unfinished adze. Grey/brown stone. Lenticular cross-section. The surface is flaked and bruised. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The sides of the blade taper in from the cutting edge towards the poll. The cutting edge is curved and chipped.

broken (Blade, butt and a section of the bevel is present) Very roughly rectangular. The surface is ground with flakes/chips. No differentiation between the butt and the blade. The bevel is flat and is distinguishable from the blade by a noticeable ridge. The cutting edge is missing. The adze is very heavily damaged.

Complete adze Cross-section is trapezoidal with the back much narrower than front, indicated by a strong line running the length of the back. Surface is ground Major differentiation between butt and blade, sides are tapered Bevel is demarcated by a line. Cutting edge is very sharp and slightly curved

Complete unfinished adze. Light greenstone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is mostly ground with flaking on the proper right side and a saw mark and flaking on the proper left. There is no distinction between the butt and the bevel. The sides of the blade taper in towards the poll. The bevel is smooth and demarcated by a straight oblique ridge. The cutting edge is irregular and chipped.

Broken adze, lower part of the blade only oval cross-section. Ground surface with bruised surface at the sides and on the back, outlining the bevel and the spine down the back. The piece of adze is the blade and bevel only, there is no butt The bevel is demarcated by the bruised surface outlining it. The bevel is curved, and the cutting edge is curved, asymmetrical and sharp.