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Adze

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a black-and-white photograph of an adze by artist unknown. The adze is a stone tool with a top part and a bottom part. The top part is positioned on top of the bottom part. The top part is dark gray, rough, and rectangular with one rounded edge on the left and a jagged edge on the right. The bottom part is dark and rectangular with uneven and jagged edges. The number "247" is stamped on the center of the adze. The background is light grey.

Artwork Details

Medium
Nephrite
Culture
North America (Alaska, vicinity of Fort Clarence)
Dimensions
282 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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