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Object Number
34-158-50/1078
Display Title
Fist axe of sandstone - large, crude and heavily weathered
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, fist axe, large, ovate, crude, 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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