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Object Number 58-38-20/25048
Display Title Flint blade, flaked and chipped. Grey flint.
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone edged tool, biface, broken.
Classification
  • Biface
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Peten / <County> / <City> / Altar de Sacrificios
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.4 x 3.2 x 0.8 cm (2 15/16 x 1 1/4 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58-38-20/25048; 58(B)1
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (February 1958 & 1961)
Collector Dr. Gordon R. Willey
Collector Augustus Ledyard Smith

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