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Fragment of tile with inlay. Tell-el-Amarna. Egypt. Wall decoration from a room in the Palace., 18th Dynasty

Complete adze. Cross-section is rectangular. Surface of blade is mostly ground, with some bruising and flaking on back. Front of is bruised and flaked, sides and back are flaked. There is major differentiation between the butt and blade, front heavily reduced forming shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, some demarcation through change in surface type. Cutting edge is sharp and curved, two chips missing from proper left side.

Complete adze. Cross section is lenticular on the blade and square on the butt. The surface is ground with bruising at the poll. There is major differentiation of the butt, with a convex shoulder and reduced back. The bevel is continuous with the blade. The cutting edge is blunt, chipped and curved.

Complete silcrete cylindrical core. Flake scars evident on sides.

Sandstone file. Cross-section is rectangular. One end comes to a point, the other end is rounded.

Complete two-mouthed hinaki (eel trap). Two-strand, half-twisted twining made from vine. Stick-like projections at the end of the eel funnels. Four internal braces woven into body. Bait door at one end with two rounded handles. Another larger handle on the other side.

Complete hue (gourd container). Dark orange in colour. Hole cut out on one side of neck; small piece of stem still attached. A twisted and knotted piece of muka cord is looped around the body of the gourd and tied at the top for use as a carrier.

Broken dark red porcellanite blade, termination not present. Flake scars on the dorsal surface.

Complete adze. Cross-section is triangular, with apex to front. Apex widens towards cutting edge, the cross-section becoming trapezoidal, with front narrower than back. Surface of the blade is mostly ground, with some flaking and bruising on lower edges. Surface of butt is mostly bruised, with some flaking. Major differentiation between butt and blade. Bevel is demarcated by a slight ridge at chin, cutting edge is sharp and curved.