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Object Number
38-65-60/9627
Display Title
Partially flaked axe or celt of silicified tuff
Descriptions
Object Description
Partially flaked elongated core axe or celt made from a river pebble- of silicified tuff
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, axe, oval, nucleiform, partially flaked
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Neolithic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Burma
Intrasite
Misc. surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Sale, East of
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 18 x 7.6 x 6.5 cm (7 1/16 x 3 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-65-60/9627; E. of SALE/SURFACE-HiLL; 16.3.38
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