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Object Number
35-100-40/3517
Display Title
20 chips of Melian obsidian
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Obsidian, chipped stone, chipping debris, flakes
Classification
- Flake
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Early Cycladic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Greece
/
Cyclades
/
Melos
Intrasite
Surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Triades; Bay of Samari, west coast of Island on south end of
Materials
Obsidian
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm (2 3/16 x 11/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
20
Label on object
35-100-40/3517; 3517
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