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Lava
Lava

Lava

$7,200

Lava

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

A volcanic bomb collected near Mount Fuji. It is a natural formation created when erupted lava cooled and solidified while rotating in the air. It is characterized by its rough tex...

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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Antique Archaistic Natural Specimens

Materials

Lava

Neolithic Polished Stone Adze Head, Papua New Guinea
Neolithic Polished Stone Adze Head, Papua New Guinea

Neolithic Polished Stone Adze Head, Papua New Guinea

Located in Ottawa, CA

Stunning Neolithic period polished stone adze head with the most stunning tone to the stone, varying from green to soft yellow and deep brown. A beautiful example with a still sharpe...

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15th Century and Earlier Papua New Guinean Antique Archaistic Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Monumental Adze Head on Stand
Monumental Adze Head on Stand

Monumental Adze Head on Stand

Located in Ottawa, CA

Absolutely stunning and monumental adze head from Papua New Guinea - a gigantic example standing 15" high. Dating from at latest, the 19th century, likely much earlier though. Carved...

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Early 19th Century Papua New Guinean Antique Archaistic Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Monumental Neolithic Greywacke Toki Blade with Handle on Stand
Monumental Neolithic Greywacke Toki Blade with Handle on Stand

Monumental Neolithic Greywacke Toki Blade with Handle on Stand

Located in Ottawa, CA

Originates from: Rarotonga, Cook Islands Era: 12th - 9th Century BCE Dimensions: 15" H x 7" W x 3" D Intensely beautiful and sculptural Greywacke stone adze with incorporat...

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15th Century and Earlier Cook Islands Antique Archaistic Natural Specimens

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Sandstone

Early Neolithic Capsian Culture Cylindrical Rubbing Mill Pestle on Stand
Early Neolithic Capsian Culture Cylindrical Rubbing Mill Pestle on Stand

Early Neolithic Capsian Culture Cylindrical Rubbing Mill Pestle on Stand

Located in Ottawa, CA

Beautiful cylindrical rubbing mill pestle from the hunter-gatherer Capsian culture of early Neolithic Northern Africa (9000 - 5400 BCE) showing deep signs of millennia of usage and l...

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15th Century and Earlier Algerian Antique Archaistic Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

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