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Object Number 52-17-50/9718
Display Title 4 silt-shale handaxes (medium-sized)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone bifaces, hand axes, ovate, some chipped
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Lower Fauresmith
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / South Africa
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 12.8 x 9 x 5.2 cm (5 1/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 52-17-50/9718; 20/45; 5/35/V

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