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Unpolished flint celt or "Thames pick"
Unpolished flint celt or "Thames pick"
Object Number 37-10-40/3772
Display Title Unpolished flint celt or "Thames pick"
Descriptions
Object Description Unpolished flint celt or "Thames pick"
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone, biface, axe or pick, elongated, curved, cream, grey, rust
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / England / <State> / Sussex
Additional Geographic Terms Newhaven
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 5.7 x 4.4 cm (7 1/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-10-40/3772 & NEWHAVEN/SUSSEX/1896 G.W.S. & 29

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