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Object Number 34-43-40/438
Display Title 4 flat slate celts
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone axes, flat, broken, polished, thin butted
Classification
  • Axe
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Czechoslovakia / Bohemia
Additional Geographic Terms site unknown
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 12.2 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm (4 13/16 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 34-43-40/438

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