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broken (Butt present) rectangular. The surface is bruised with a ground surface and some flake scars Blade not present. blade, bevel and cutting edge are missing.

Complete adze Oval at poll, rectangular at blade. Ground with bruising and flaking around the edges. Butt undifferentiated. Bevel is continuous with the blade. Cutting edge is straight, blunt and has minor chipping.

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

Relief of the pharaoh Akhenaten. Granite building fragment from his capital.

Broken adze (portion of lower blade remaining). Stone. Black with white flecks. Cross-section is trapezoidal, with back narrower than front. Surface is ground, patches of lichen on broken edge. Butt not present. Bevel is concave, cutting edge is sharp and straight, large fragment from proper left missing. Southland written on front.

Complete adze. Stone. Black and dark grey. Cross-section of blade is rectangular, cross-section of blade is oval. Surface is bruised, except for front blade and bevel. Major differentiation between butt and blade, front heavily reduced forming large shoulder, sides taper towards poll. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp curved, lightly chipped. Titipua Hills Nr. Hedgehope Southland written on front.

Complete Trapezoidal with back narrower than front. Front of blade is ground with minor flake scars at poll portion. Back of blade is also ground with flake scars. No differentiation between blade and butt. Blade tapers in towards the poll portion. Bevel is demarcated with slight ridge. Cutting edge is curved and sharp.

Complete adze. Stone. Black. Cross-section is oval. Surface is ground on front of blade and bevel, bruised on other surfaces, with some flaking at poll. Minor differentiation between butt and blade, sides slightly reduced at shoulder. Bevel is continuous with blade, cutting edge is sharp and curved, chipping on proper left side.

Complete adze. Black stone. Quadrangular cross-section. The surface is ground with flake scars on the edges and the poll. There is no distinction between the butt and the blade. The bevel is short and demarcated by a straight ridge across the blade. The cutting edge is straight, sharp and chipped on the proper right.