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Object Number 81-60-70/25690
Display Title Large celt serpentine
Descriptions
Inventory Description Adz, ground stone, rounded blade, rough surface, chipped, darkened edge
Classification
  • Adze
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / New Guinea
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 24.2 x 12.4 x 4.9 cm (9 1/2 x 4 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 81-60-70/25690; 25.690 / New Guinea

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