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Object Number 68-19-40/4153
Display Title Flint harpoon head, toothed
Descriptions
Object Description Flint harpoon head, tooothed. See conservation for additional notes.
Inventory Description Chipped stone edged tool, harpoon head, lanceolate, serrated edges, tip broken
Classification
  • Edged Tools
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Arctic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Denmark / <State> / Funen Island
Additional Geographic Terms Breed
Materials Flint, Chert
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 2.4 x 0.9 cm (4 1/8 x 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 68-19-40/4153; 1,169.
Credit Line Museum Purchase, 1868
Provenance
Collector Wilmot J. Rose (1861-1867 - 1868)

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