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Object Number 35-32-40/1935
Display Title Small stone celt polished at edge
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone axe, thin, surface broken, polished at pointed butt, black
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Switzerland
Additional Geographic Terms Auvernier; Lake Neuchatel
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 3.4 x 1.2 cm (2 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 35-32-40/1935; 285.

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