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Object Number 88-32-60/45845
Display Title Chipped obsidian knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Knife, obsidian, prismatic blade, chipped, ends broken
Classification
  • Knife
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Siberia
Materials Obsidian
Dimensions Overall: 4.2 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm (1 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 45845

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