Pre-Columbian, southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A lovely pair of hand-carved stone hand tools, one a three-quarter groove hand axe, and the other a thick chisel. Hewn from beige and khaki colored stone, the hand axe features a bulky blade head with an acute edge, a dense butt end, and a three-quarters groove for gripping. The larger chisel is carved from a mottled forest green stone with sage and beige inclusions and features a columnar form, a planar butt end, and a sharpened edge with a sweeping head. Size of largest (greenstone): 5.5" L x 1.97" W (14 cm x 5 cm)
Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-Dr. David Harner collection, Springdale, Arkansas, USA, acquired between the 1950s to 1960s
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Condition
Both pieces have minor abrasions and light pitting, otherwise intact and very good. Both still retain relatively sharp blade edges.