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Object Number 12-10-40/E1240
Display Title "Fist-axe"
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone biface, hand axe, cream, ovate, rust marks
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France
Additional Geographic Terms Vareilles; Seris, near; Yonne
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 13.7 x 9.3 x 2.5 cm (5 3/8 x 3 11/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object E/1240; Vareilles near Seris (Yonne)

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