Adze Oc1920,0506.45

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Source author: British Museum

• Catalogue number: british-museum: Oc1920,0506.45

  Passage: Museum number

• Reported holder: British Museum

  Passage: Collection record

• Classification: adze

  Passage: Object Type

• Description: Stone adze with straight edge, upper & lower surfaces polished; black.

  Passage: Description

• Description: Found/Acquired: Easter Island

  Passage: Findspot

• Description: Field Collection by: Katherine Maria Routledge

  Passage: Excavator/field collector

• Description: Donated by: William Scoresby Routledge

  Passage: Acquisition name

• Material: stone

  Passage: Materials

• Description: Technique: polished

  Passage: Technique

• Description: Height: 8.70 centimetres; Weight: 60 grammes; Width: 2.50 centimetres; Depth: 1.30 centimetres

  Passage: Dimensions

• Description: 1920 register: Stone adze with straight edge, upper & lower surfaces polished; black. L. 3.4"

  Passage: Curator’s comments

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Reference: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/1614122238