Small slender tool of bone pointed at each end

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Object Number 72-20-40/6917

Display Title Small slender tool of bone pointed at each end

Descriptions

Inventory Description Organic, bone, point, very narrow shaft pointed at each end, needle-like

Classification

Point

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Europe / Switzerland

Additional Geographic Terms Lake dwellings; Lake Concise; Lake Neuchatel

Materials Bone

Dimensions Overall: 6.4 x 0.4 x 0.3 cm (2 1/2 x 3/16 x 1/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 6917

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