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Object Number 71-19-40/5105
Display Title Awl made of boars tusks
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone, utilized, boar tusk, curved, thin
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Switzerland / <State> / <County> / <City> / St. Aubin
Additional Geographic Terms Lake dwellings
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 0.3 x 3.1 x 0.3 cm (1/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 5105

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Utilized bone
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Ornament
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Necklace
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Ornament
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Bracelet
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Utilized bone
Raw Material
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Faunal
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Utilized bone
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