EditorialPolished axe-head, ca. 1800 BCE The Neolithic period is characterized by the advent of ground and polished axes and adze heads. Polishing the stone tool by grinding a fine abrasive against it gave the axe a smoother cutting edge and greater strength. P...
EditorialAdze, North America (Alaska, Kotzebue Sound), Prehistoric, Culture: North America (Alaska, Kotzebue Sound), Nephrite, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); D. 1/2 in. (1.2 cm), Jade.
EditorialAdze, North America (Alaska, Chatham Island), Prehistoric, Culture: North America (Alaska, Chatham Island), Nephrite, H. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm); D. 3/8 in. ( 1 cm), Jade.
EditorialHand Forged Adze. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: blade: 8 1/2" long, 2 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper.
Editorialcarpenter's adze, model of a foundation deposit tool, 18th dynasty reigning Hapshepsut, Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, Egypt, Egipto, collection of the British Museum.
EditorialPolished axe-head, ca. 1800 BCE The Neolithic period is characterized by the advent of ground and polished axes and adze heads. Polishing the stone tool by grinding a fine abrasive against it gave the axe a smoother cutting edge and greater strength. P...
EditorialCOSTUME OF A NEW TRIBE OF ESQUIMAUX; DISCOVERED BY DR. RAE, ON VICTORIA LAND; AND ARCTIC IMPLEMENTS, FROM MR. BARROW'S COLLECTION, AT THE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION; 1. Bowl. 2. Adze. 3. Fishhook. 4. Snow shovel. 5. Lamp. 6. Pipe. 7. Pick-axe.
EditorialAdze head, Iran, Iron Age III, Date ca. 7th6th century B.C., Iran, S? Girdan, Iran, Bronze, 1.73 x 0.2 x 5.43 in. (4.39 x 0.51 x 13.79 cm), Metalwork-Implements.
EditorialModel Adze, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 14791458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Hatshepsut (KV 20), Foundation deposit, Davis/Carter excavations, 190304, Bronze or copper...
EditorialAdze, North America (Alaska, Kotzebue Sound), Prehistoric, Culture: North America (Alaska, Kotzebue Sound), Nephrite, H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); W. 1 9/16 in. (4 cm); D. 1/2 in. (1.2 cm), Jade.
EditorialAdze, New Kingdom, Date ca. 15501295 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, forecourt, Foundation Deposit 4 (D), 192324, Wood, bronze or copper alloy, leather, l. handle 23.7 cm (9 5/16 in); l. blade 15.8 cm (6 1/4 ...
EditorialAdze, North America (Alaska, Chatham Island), Prehistoric, Culture: North America (Alaska, Chatham Island), Nephrite, H. 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm); W. 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm); D. 3/8 in. ( 1 cm), Jade.
EditorialAdze blade, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 15501458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Courtyard CC 41, Pit 3, Burial D 1, Beside or on inner coffin, 191516, Bronze or copper alloy, l. 16.1 cm (6 5/16 in).
EditorialCarpenter's Adze from a Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Temple, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, ca. 14791458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 1 (A), ...
EditorialIn the background, chandeliers. First, from left to right: adze, spoon-shaped auger with curved handle, pegs, decorated wooden objects and wooden stakes for tents. Offerings from the Tomb of the Oseberg Ship. 9th century. Viking Ship Museum. Oslo. Norway.
EditorialHand Forged Adze. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: blade: 8 1/2" long, 2 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper.
EditorialHand Forged Adze. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.9 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.) Original IAD Object: blade: 8 1/2" long, 2 1/2" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper.
EditorialPlunderers' Wedge, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 21, ca. 1070?945 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb, Pit, 1923?24, Tamarisk, L. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.), One of two 'plunderers' wedges' found in the pit of Tomb, this was original...
EditorialIn the background, chandeliers. First, from left to right: adze, spoon-shaped auger with curved handle, pegs, decorated wooden objects and wooden stakes for tents. Offerings from the Tomb of the Oseberg Ship. 9th century. Viking Ship Museum. Oslo. Norway.
EditorialCOSTUME OF A NEW TRIBE OF ESQUIMAUX; DISCOVERED BY DR. RAE, ON VICTORIA LAND; AND ARCTIC IMPLEMENTS, FROM MR. BARROW'S COLLECTION, AT THE POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION; 1. Bowl. 2. Adze. 3. Fishhook. 4. Snow shovel. 5. Lamp. 6. Pipe. 7. Pick-axe.
EditorialPolished axe-head, ca. 1800 BCE The Neolithic period is characterized by the advent of ground and polished axes and adze heads. Polishing the stone tool by grinding a fine abrasive against it gave the axe a smoother cutting edge and greater strength. P...