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Object Number 32-52-60/81
Display Title Small flint blades and points
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone blades, some prismatic, some worked, sickle blades, with serrations
Classification
  • Prismatic blade
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Syria
Additional Geographic Terms Ras Beyrouth; Beyrouth, near
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 4.5 × 1.9 × 0.7 cm (1 3/4 × 3/4 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 17
Label on object 32-52-60/81; Ras Beyrouth

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