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Soft red stone, one face flattened, source of red powder(?)
Soft red stone, one face flattened, source of red powder(?)
Object Number 973-16-50/11500
Display Title Soft red stone, one face flattened, source of red powder(?)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term sala dir
Inventory Description Red stone fragment, reddish-orange, 1 side flat
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamar
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Ethiopia
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 4.5 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm (1 3/4 x 2 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-16-50/11500 & 107
Provenance
Donor Robert G. Gardner

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