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color, and perfectly smooth. The lines 

 of this specimen are everywhere bold and / ,,l 

 graceful. The slender beaks, high crests, ' "^% 

 and other characteristics are very taste- 

 fully combined. Length, 5j^ inches; 

 width of edge, Sf^j inches." 



A related specimen (fig. 16) is de- 

 scribed by Prof. Mason '^ in the following 

 account: "A massive two-beaked blade of 

 mottled, marble-colored stone. The dis- 

 tinguishing feature is the ridged, seal-like 

 depression between the beaks. Length, 

 11/jj inches; width. 6x% inches." 



The slight modifications in the course 

 of the cutting edges that distinguish 

 some of these specimens are not deemed 

 important enough to illustrate by sepa- 

 rate figures. The same holds also re- 



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garding 

 breadth. 



Pig. 15. — Stone implement with 

 two beaks. (5.8 Inches.) 



the relative length and 



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are brought out in Prof. Ma- 

 son's descrijition '" of an ax (fig. 

 17) similar in all essentials to 

 the typical eared variety: "A 

 massive and graceful blade of 

 dark sooty-brown patina. It is 

 in perfect preservation, highly 

 polished, and almost perfectly 

 symmetrical. The butt .has the 

 double eagle head, the crests form- 

 ing a gradined depression in the 

 center. The haft-space or neck 

 has nearly parallel sides, con- 

 nected with the body by shoulders. 

 The sides spi*ead rapidly out- 

 ward to meet the broad, finely 

 curved edge. Length, llx^^y inches; 

 width of edge, 7/^ inches; top 

 of blade, 4 inches; width of 

 shank, 3 inches ; width of butt, 5^^ 

 inches." 



""Op. cit., p. 759, flg. 38. 



