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Object Number 44-41-60/8868
Display Title Quartzite flake used as a scraper
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone edged tool, scraper, roughly triangular, made on a flake
Classification
  • Scraper
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Tamil Nadu / <County> / <City> / Nellore
Additional Geographic Terms Madras trunk rd. btw milestones 148 and 149, the area adjacent to the
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 6.6 x 4.2 x 2 cm (2 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 44-41-60/8868; 20-5

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