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Object Number 44-41-60/8862
Display Title Quartzite worked flake
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone edged tool, biface, roughly rectangular
Classification
  • Biface
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: 5.8 x 4.9 x 1.8 cm (2 5/16 x 1 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 44-41-60/8862; 249

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