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Object Number
47-60-60/9902
Display Title
Flat quartzite hand axe with butt broken
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone biface, handaxe, roughly ovate, butt broken
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
India
/
Mumbai
Intrasite
Alluvium
Additional Geographic Terms
Sundarpur; Pedhamli
Materials
Quartzite
Dimensions
Overall: 14.8 x 9.2 x 3.8 cm (5 13/16 x 3 5/8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
47-60-60/9902; 73; P/18-12/ 30' below allu/ 6' above hard conglo
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