Two neolithic shouldered-adze blades; hardstone with a variegated surface texture from 4,000 years underground. From the Phùng Nguyên period of Vietnamese history.
A collection of Bronze Age tool blades. Axes and adzes in a variety of shapes, and with a variety of natural patinas: blue-green (from wet soil), black-green (from dry soil), and yellow-bronze caused by wear from gravel on the river bottom.
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