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Object Number 12-10-50/B17
Display Title Hatchet
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, axe, rounded rectangle, with cortex
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Egypt
Additional Geographic Terms Helouan
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5.9 x 4.2 x 1.5 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B/17; Helowan/March 30/1878

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