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Object Number
36-1-50/1856
Display Title
4 small polished stone celts
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ground stone axes, small, polished, rounded thick butts, straight and rounded bl
Classification
- Axe
- Raw Material
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: 4 x 4 x 1.9 cm (1 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
4
Label on object
36-1-50/1856; Vallee Du Niger; P55; 58848; 42;
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