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Object Number 44-41-60/8859
Display Title Quartzite small hand axes Acheulean type
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone bifaces, handaxes, small, made on pebbles, ovate and oval
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Tamil Nadu / <County> / <City> / Nellore
Additional Geographic Terms Tettu railway station, near the
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 9 x 5.4 x 2.8 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 44-41-60/8859; 2-10; 2-95; 2-105

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