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Object Number 982-10-60/13593
Display Title Bifacial point; quartzite.
Descriptions
Object Description Crude, long, bifacial point; quartzite.
Inventory Description Chipped stone biface, ovate, grey, 1 end pointed, crudely chipped
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ovate biface
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Paleolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Saudi Arabia / <State> / <County> / <City> / Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Rub'al'Khali, NW of: esh shuggan; 20-21 degrees N and 46-48 degrees W
Materials Quartzite
Dimensions Overall: 8 x 3.3 x 1.9 cm (3 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 982-10-60/13593; Z-381

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