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Object Number
60-30-50/10376
Display Title
44 pieces of ostrich shell
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, ostrich egg shell fragments, plain, worked, worn
Classification
- Egg Shell
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Neolithic
- Post Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Libya
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Cave of Hagfet et Tera
Additional Geographic Terms
Libyan-Sahara Desert, southwest
Materials
Eggshell
Dimensions
Overall: 4.9 x 4.4 x 0.5 cm (1 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
44
Label on object
60-30-50/10376
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