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Object Number 71-19-40/5248
Display Title Antler socket for an eye
Descriptions
Inventory Description Antler handle, hollowed out on one end
Classification
  • Handle
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • European Neolithic styles and periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Switzerland
Additional Geographic Terms Lake dwellings; lake concise
Materials Antler
Dimensions Overall: 4.9 x 11.5 x 8 cm (1 15/16 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Concise; 23; 5248

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