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Object Number 36-1-50/1838
Display Title 7 chipped stone celts with local or partial polish - heavily weathered
Descriptions
Object Description Stone, chipped stone bifaces, axes, thin butt, squared & rounded blades, broken
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone bifaces, axes, thin butt, squared/ rounded blades, broken
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / French Sudan / <State> / <County> / Bamako
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.8 x 4.9 x 2.5 cm (4 1/4 x 1 15/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 7
Label on object 36-1-50/1838; BAMAKO

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