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Object Number 39-70-60/6290
Display Title 4 basalt celts (adze type) - chipped, partially smoothed, flattish
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone bifaces, adzes, ovate, some w, cortex, thin butted, rounded blades
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / India / Tamil Nadu / <County> / <City> / Kapgal Hill
Intrasite Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Madras Presidency; Bellary District, Bellary Taluk, Bellary, Kapgal Hill
Materials Basalt
Dimensions Overall: 2.6 x 5.6 x 2 cm (1 x 2 3/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 39-70-60/6290

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