Silicified sandstone bifacially shaped "knife" - 6 1/2" – Objects

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Object Number 60-14-50/10542

Display Title Silicified sandstone bifacially shaped "knife" - 6 1/2"

Descriptions

Object Description Silicified sandstone bifacially shaped "knife" - 6 1/2"

Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, ovate, brown, point broken

Classification

Ovate biface

Department Archaeological

Culture

Lower Lupemban

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Congo / <State> / <County> / <City> / Surface Site

Additional Geographic Terms Africa, central: Republic of Congo; Matadi-Thysville, near; Congo, Lower

Materials Stone

Dimensions Overall: 16.2 x 6.7 x 3.1 cm (6 3/8 x 2 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 60-14-50/10542

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