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Object Number 58-50-60/11332
Display Title Flint crescentic implement with retouch along cancave edge
Descriptions
Object Description Flint crescentic implement with retouch along cancave edge and also on back and tip
Inventory Description Chipped stone edged tool, crescent shaped, retouched, concave edge
Classification
  • Edged Tools
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Neolithic?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Saudi Arabia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Rub' al Khali
Intrasite Lat. 17 degrees N., Long. 47 degrees E.
Additional Geographic Terms Yemen and Hadramut, near border of
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 2.8 x 0.9 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 58-50-60/11332

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