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kuan near Ta-li Fu. It measures 19 cms. in length by 9 in 

 breadth, at the maximum point just above the cutting edge. 

 Its thickness is about 5 5 cms. The sides which are smoothly 

 rounded to meet the two faces, are parallel in the lower half of 

 the specimen and then taper gently to a broad and somewhat 

 broken butt. The edge is crescentic and meets the two faces 

 symmetrically at rather wide angles. It is worn and bears the 

 marks of use. Long continued exposure has resulted in the 

 formation of a tinting or patina over the surface, but this does 

 not entirely hide the beautiful polish which it bears. 



Figure 2 represents a large elongated celt from Mi-chih, 

 Yunnan Hsien district, which resembles very nearly certain 

 Indian Neolithic types from the United Provinces and the 

 Shevaroy Hills. It is abnormally long for its width and thick- 

 ness and measures 23 x 7 x 6 cms. The front face of the speci- 

 men is distinctly convex and the back one much flatter. 

 The sides are very broad and well rounded in to the faces. 

 They taper gently to both edge and butt, the broadest point 

 being just below the middle of the specimen. The edge takes 

 the form of an unequally disposed crescent, and is continued to 

 the same extent on both faces. The surface was undoubtedly 

 polished originally but has now a pecked appearance due to 

 weathering. The material appears to be a trap rock of some 

 kind. 



Figure 3 shows a smaller implement of the same general 

 type, from Ongkong, in the Mekong Valley. The plano-convex 

 character of the two faces is still very evident, but the sides 

 are thinner and bevelled off to meet the faces at much acuter 

 angles. The polished surface bears a light reddish aeonic 

 tinting under which the light grey decomposed rock is visible. 

 I am unable to state its nature without seriously injuring the 

 specimen. Dimensions, 16 x 55 x 4 cms. 



Figure 4 represents a large, roughly cylindrical ham* 

 mer-stone or pounder with sides flattened for convenience 

 in holding. Both ends of this remarkable specimen bear marks 

 of much usage, otherwise it is in good condition. Its dimen- 



sions 



breadth 



across the middle of the flattened sides, 5 cms. The flattened 

 sides commence close to one end, where they have their 

 maximum development, and extend fully three quarters of the 

 total length of the stone, tapering gradually outwards. A 

 slight flattening of one of the faces is also visible. The imple- 

 ment still retains traces of a fine polish, and is made of some 

 tough volcanic rock, probably of an andesitic nature. It was 

 purchased in Lao-niu-kai, a village between Mung-hua Ting and 

 A-lu-shih. 



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Figure 5. Small cylindrical pounder or pestle. The speci- 

 men bears an excellent polish, though somewhat pecked in 

 places by weathering. The ends are well flattened. Dimen- 



