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Object Number 60-14-50/10563
Display Title Silicified sandstone bifacially worked point, leaf-shaped - 3 1/4"
Descriptions
Object Description Silicified sandstone bifacially worked point, leaf-shaped - 3 1/4"
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone projectile point leaf-shaped, base chipped, lichen covered
Classification
  • Projectile Point
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Upper Lupemban
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Congo / <State> / <County> / <City> / Surface Site
Additional Geographic Terms Africa, central: Republic of Congo; Mutadi-Thysville, near; Congo, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.9 x 3.8 x 2.3 cm (3 1/8 x 1 1/2 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 60-14-50/10563

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