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Object Number
36-1-50/1851
Display Title
5 large polished stone celts
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone, ground stone axes, pointed butts, broad & narrow blades, polished
Inventory Description
Stone, ground stone axes, pointed butts, broad and narrow blades, polished
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
French West Africa
Africa / Nigeria
Africa / Nigeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Valley of Niger
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 7 x 4.7 cm (8 11/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
36-1-50/1851; 58643; 06.30.295; 58946; 06.30.540; Vallee du Niger
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Axe
|
French West Africa
Nigeria | |
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Raw Material |
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| |
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Axe
Raw Material |
Aouker
Aouker | |
| 16-61-40/E1927 | Polished celts |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 36-1-50/1849 | 4 small polished stone celts |
Axe
|
French West Africa
Nigeria | |
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for Polished celts, minute
| 12-10-40/E1784 | Polished celts, minute |
Axe
|
Switzerland
| |
| 53-19-60/10297 | 2 epidorite partially ground & polished celts |
Raw Material
Axe |
Chakradharpur
| |
| 40-22-60/6744 | 2 small stone celts |
Axe
|
Amaravati
| |
| 36-1-50/1856 | 4 small polished stone celts |
Axe
Raw Material |
Nigeria
French West Africa | |
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Axe
|
Bamako
| |
| 967-31-50/10921 | 6 stone celts |
Raw Material
Axe |
Algeria
Tunisia | |
| 78-64-40/16668 | Stone celts, very small |
Raw Material
Axe |
Switzerland
|