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Object Number 35-46-30/986
Display Title Serpentine celt
Descriptions
Object Description Celt
Inventory Description Small stone ax, polished, grooved notch on one side.
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Bahamas / New Providence Island?
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8.3 x 3.6 x 1.8 cm (3 1/4 x 1 7/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-46-30/986

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