INDONESIA, JAVA, Neolithic, c. 2000-1000 BC, ground and polished stone axes and adzes.  An "axe" has both blades bevelled the same, designed to be mounted so the blade is parallel with the handle.  An "adze" has one blade bevelled, the other more or less flat, designed to be mounted perpendicular to the axis of the handle.

ADZES
a) triangular adze, 115x55mm, 13mm thick, rounded butt, light tan flint, chipped then lightly ground, edge resharpened by chipping,  31.00 sold
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b) rectangular adze with expanded blade, 119x47mm, 9mm thick, top side domed, bottom flat, onyx, chipped then highly ground & polished toward edge, rougher toward butt, few minor chips on blade, 41.00 sold
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c) rectangular adze with expanded blade, 111x40mm, 11mm thick, top side domed, bottom flat, tan flint, chipped then crudely ground & polished toward edge, rougher toward butt, a botched resharpening of the blade by chipping, 18.00 sold
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d) rectangular adze with expanded blade, 99x39mm, 13mm thick, top side domed, bottom flat & hollowed at blade, tan flint, chipped then highly ground & polished toward edge, rougher toward butt, single minor chip on blade, otherwise excellent, 54.00 sold
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e) rectangular adze, 99x28mm, 19mm thick, top side domed, bottom flat & hollowed at blade, tan flint, chipped then highly ground & polished toward edge, rougher toward butt, single minor chip on blade, and a gouge on the bottom surface, otherwise excellent, 46.00 sold
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f) rectangular adze with expanded blade, 83x36mm, 9mm thick, top side slightly domed, bottom flat, light tan flint, chipped then highly ground & polished toward edge, rougher toward butt, blade resharpened by chipping, 34.00 sold
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g) rectangular adze with expanded blade & rounded butt, 81x43mm, 9mm thick, tan flint, crudely chipped & lightly polished, not much difference in the 2 sides, closest thing to an axe in this batch, crude, 25.00 sold
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h) rectangular adze with minimally expanded blade & rough butt, 71x41mm, 16mm thick, dark brown flint, almost completely ground & polished, blade has been badly resharpened by chipping, overall smoothed as if by an extended sojourn in a river, 21.00 sold
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i) rectangular adze with minimally expanded blade & rough butt, 72x42mm, 11mm thick, black basalt, completely ground & polished, both sides of the blade are bevelled, one much more than the other, this might be an axe, few tiny chips on blade, otherwise excellent, 53.00 sold
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j) rectangular adze with expanded blade & rough butt, 63x37mm, 12mm thick, gray basalt, completely polished with blade resharpened by chipping, few chips on body, 27.00 sold
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k) rectangular adze, bevelled top, flat bottom, rough butt, 37x22mm, 7mm thick, black basalt, polished, big notch in blade might be deliberate or might be a major modern detractor, 11.00 sold
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AXES
a) rectangular axe with expanded blade & rounded butt, 57x43mm, 7mm thick, yellow & white onyx, completely polished, minor chips on blade, 51.00 sold
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b) rectangular axe with expanded blade & rough butt, 65x40mm, 11mm thick, light tan flint, chipped then highly ground & polished toward edge, rougher toward butt, few chips on blade, 27.00 sold
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c) rectangular axe with rough butt, 68x31, 14mm thick, white onyx, chipped then highly polished, few chips on blade, 36.00 sold
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