Roughly chipped wedge

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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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68-23-40/4265	Roughly chipped wedge	Raw Material Axe	Denmark
68-22-40/3649	Roughly chipped wedge	Raw Material Chipped Stone	Denmark
68-22-40/3650	Roughly chipped wedge	Axe	Denmark
68-22-40/3712	Greystone wedge, chipped	Raw Material Axe	Denmark
68-23-40/4576	Chipped limestone wedge	Raw Material Axe	Denmark
68-23-40/4497	Chipped wedge	Axe Raw Material	Denmark
68-23-40/4538	Polished greystone wedge	Axe Raw Material	Denmark
68-22-40/3691	Polished flint wedge	Raw Material Axe	Denmark
68-23-40/4394	Polished limestone wedge	Axe Raw Material	Denmark
68-22-40/3687	Polished flint wedge	Axe Raw Material	Denmark
68-23-40/4547.1	Polished limestone wedge	Axe Raw Material	Denmark
68-23-40/3833	Axe of [ledger is blank] ("wedge")	Axe	Denmark

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