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Object Number 36-1-50/1830
Display Title 3 stone pestles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone pestles, large, ovate, rounded ends
Classification
  • Pestle
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Mauritania / <State> / <County> / <City> / Aouker
Africa / French West Africa / <State> / <County> / <City> / Aouker
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 28 x 7.7 x 6 cm (11 x 3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 36-1-50/1830; Aouker

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