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Object Number 53-19-60/10278
Display Title Quartzite cleaver with "V" shaped butt, and oblique cutting edge
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone edged tool, cleaver, pointed thin butt, oblique cutting edge
Classification
  • Cleaver
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Kuliana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Orissa / Mayurbhanj / <City> / Nuaberi
Intrasite Laterites
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 13.4 x 8.2 x 3 cm (5 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 53-19-60/10278; (59); NB 4

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