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Object Number
35-100-40/3513
Display Title
8 chips of Melian obsidian
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Obsidian, chipped stone, cores, casual and prismatic
Classification
- Casual core
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Cycladic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Greece
/
Cyclades
/
Melos
Intrasite
Surface - on the slopes of the westerly acropolis
Additional Geographic Terms
Plaka; Bay of Melos, east shore of
Materials
Obsidian
Dimensions
Overall: 5.2 x 4.1 x 2.6 cm (2 1/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
8
Label on object
35-100-40/3513
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