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1985.49.25

Adze or axe head of green stone. The top is carved into the shape of a figure and its 'neck' perforated for suspension. The cutting edge below is highly polished. [BA [OPS move] 30/10/2017]

1985.49.25

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Collection type
Object
Description
Adze or axe head of green stone. The top is carved into the shape of a figure and its 'neck' perforated for suspension. The cutting edge below is highly polished. [BA [OPS move] 30/10/2017]
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Maya, uncertain
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Jadeite Stone, Process Carved, Process Polished, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 45 mm, Length: max 103 mm, Depth: max 18 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.49.25
Research and responses

Dr Elizabeth Graham, UCL, noted during the Fell funded project Characterizing the World Archaeology Collections that Mesoamericanists tend not to use the term 'amulet'. [AS 28/10/2010]

Search terms: Figure, Religion, Tool, Weapon, Amulet, Pendant, Axe

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