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Object Number 68-23-40/4405
Display Title Roughly chipped wedge
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone axe, grey, unpolished, thick butted, slightly flared blade
Classification
  • Axe
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Megalithic II
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Denmark
Additional Geographic Terms Aarup; Island of Fyen
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 12.8 x 4.6 x 2.5 cm (5 1/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 4405; 378.

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