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Object Number 967-31-50/10921
Display Title 6 stone celts
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone axes, miscellaneous, polished, thin pointed butts, broken
Classification
  • Axe
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Africa / Tunisia
Additional Geographic Terms North Africa: Speitla-Tebessa Area
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 13.8 x 5.5 x 2.4 cm (5 7/16 x 2 3/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 967-31-50/10921

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