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Object Number 975-51-50/11952
Display Title Chipped stone hand axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone, hand axe, ovate, brown in color, small (natural?) perforations
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms North Africa?
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 13.1 × 7 × 4.2 cm (5 3/16 × 2 3/4 × 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 975-51-50/11952

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