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Object Number
36-1-50/1869
Display Title
2 stone celts
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone bifaces, axes, oval, ovate, 1 with 1 flatter side, chipped
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Mesolithic?
- Tumbian?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 4.8 x 1.8 cm (3 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
36-1-50/1869; COLLECTION V. BABET; 29/48; 32.89.183; 29/40; 32.89.174
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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Axe
|
Syria
|
| 36-1-50/1838 | 7 chipped stone celts with local or partial polish - heavily weathered |
Axe
|
Bamako
|
| 32-52-60/75 | 2 small flint celts |
Raw Material
Axe |
Palestine
|
| 14-68-60/D291 | Chipped celts & fragments |
Axe
|
Syria
|
| 32-52-60/88 | 5 rough flint celts |
Axe
|
Syria
|
| 12-10-40/E2012 | Celts |
Axe
|
Denmark
|
| 12-10-40/E2013 | Celts |
Axe
Raw Material |
Denmark
|
| 32-52-60/93 | 4 flint celts |
Axe
|
Syria
|
| 53-19-60/10294 | 3 partially chipped and ground celts of epidiorite with convex cutting edges |
Raw Material
Axe |
Chakradharpur
|
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Axe
|
Java
|
| 38-74-70/968 | 3 chipped flint celts - Stage 4 |
Axe
|
Java
|
| 40-70-60/7078 | 2 Small chipped stone celts made from pebbles |
Raw Material
Biface |
Kelantan
|