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Object Number 34-158-50/1078
Display Title Fist axe of sandstone - large and heavily weathered
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, fist axe, large, ovate, weathered
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Stellenbosch
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Cape of Good Hope: Cape Point
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 13.6 x 7.6 x 5.2 cm (5 3/8 x 3 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-158-50/1078; Cape Point.; IB

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