Description
Valdivian Greenstone Hand Axe: Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian/Shillacoto-Wairajirca, ca. 1800 to 1500 BCE. A ceremonial hand axe carved from a stone of forest-green hues into a T-shape. The blade faces taper into a smooth, rounded blade edge, and the thick handle boasts a pair of ovoid projections. Hand axes of...