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Object Number
38-74-70/971
Display Title
Unfinished chipped flint spatula-form axe or chisel
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface axe, square butt, concave sides, bulbous blade
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Indonesia
/
Java
Additional Geographic Terms
Indonesia, South Central; Patjitan, vicinity of
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 11.5 x 2 cm (1 15/16 x 4 1/2 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-74-70/971
Provenance
Donor
Mrs. Iretta Hight Retan
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