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Object Number 41-51-50/5560
Display Title Elongated pebble used as a polisher
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone, polishing stone, elongated
Classification
  • Polishing stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Upper Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Morocco / Tangier
Intrasite Red 1
Additional Geographic Terms Mugharet el Aliya
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8.1 × 1.3 × 1.1 cm (3 3/16 × 1/2 × 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-51-50/5560; NEB-R1-T1/2

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