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Object Number 39-69-50/5173
Display Title Hippopotamus tusk
Descriptions
Inventory Description Faunal remains, ivory, tusk
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Upper Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Morocco / Tangier
Intrasite Brown 1
Additional Geographic Terms Mugharet el Aliya
Materials Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 20.4 × 4.1 × 3.5 cm (8 1/16 × 1 5/8 × 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-69-50/5173

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