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Object Number
36-1-50/1849
Display Title
4 small polished stone celts
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone, ground stone axes, broad blade, thick butt, polished, chipped
Inventory Description
Stone, ground stone axes, broad blade, thick butt, polished, chipped
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nigeria
Africa / French West Africa
Africa / French West Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Valley of Niger
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 7.8 x 5.6 x 3.2 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
36-1-50/1849; Vallee du Niger; 58952; 06-30/523
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Axe
|
French West Africa
Nigeria | |
| 36-1-50/1835 | 4 small polished stone celts |
Raw Material
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| 36-1-50/1851 | 5 large polished stone celts |
Axe
|
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Nigeria | |
| 36-1-50/1856 | 4 small polished stone celts |
Axe
Raw Material |
Nigeria
French West Africa | |
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Axe
|
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| |
| 36-1-50/1847 | 4 small polished stone celts (Zinder) |
Axe
|
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| 40-25-50/4577 | 4 small chipped and polished stone axes or celts, made on water-worn pebbles |
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|
Africa
| |
| 38-74-70/970 | 3 fully polished chipped flint celts - Stage 5B |
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|
Java
| |
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|
France
| |
| 12-10-40/E2046 | Chipped polished celts |
Axe
Raw Material |
Denmark
| |
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Axe
Raw Material |
Chakradharpur
| |
|
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for Polished celts, minute
| 12-10-40/E1784 | Polished celts, minute |
Axe
|
Switzerland
|