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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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