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Polymorphic sandstone bifacially worked leaf-shaped point - 5 1/2"
Polymorphic sandstone bifacially worked leaf-shaped point - 5 1/2"
Object Number 60-14-50/10548
Display Title Polymorphic sandstone bifacially worked leaf-shaped point - 5 1/2"
Descriptions
Object Description Polymorphic sandstone bifacially worked leaf-shaped point - 5 1/2"
Inventory Description Chipped stone biface
Classification
  • 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: 12.9 × 5.1 × 2.3 cm (5 1/16 × 2 × 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 60-14-50/10548; 1.

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