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Object Number
39-62-40/5198
Display Title
Stone hand axe made on a piece of tabular chert
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone axe, butt broken, purplish chert, flared wide rounded blade
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Acheulean
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Italy
Additional Geographic Terms
Arrezzia
Materials
Chert
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 10.3 x 6.6 cm (6 5/16 x 4 1/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-62-40/5198
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