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Object Number 21-27-50/B2642
Display Title Flint nodule
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, ground stone biface, axe, ovate, from natural nodule, scratched
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Egypt / <State> / <County> / Thebes
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 6.3 x 9.5 x 5 cm (2 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B/2642; 75
Provenance
Collector Robert de Rustafjaell
Donor Donated by Mr. August Heckscher (1921)

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