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Object Number 52-16-50/9359
Display Title 9 flint blades iwth oblique truncation
Descriptions
Object Description 9 flint blades iwth oblique truncation
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone blades, oblique truncation, brown
Classification
  • Blade
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Lower Capsian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tunisia
Additional Geographic Terms El Mekta
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 2.7 x 7.5 x 0.8 cm (1 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 9
Label on object 52-16-50/9359
Provenance
Collector Dr. E. G. Gobert
Intermediary Hugh O'Neill Hencken (04/04/1952)
Donor Donated by American School of Prehistoric Research (Cambridge) (04/04/1952)

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