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Object Number 52-16-50/9361
Display Title 6 flint partially backed blades
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone blades, partially backed, brown, some broken
Classification
  • Blade
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Lower Capsian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tunisia
Additional Geographic Terms El Mekta
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 3.3 x 7.2 x 0.6 cm (1 5/16 x 2 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 52-16-50/9361
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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