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Object Number 12-10-40/E1241
Display Title "Fist-axes"
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone bifaces, axes, hand axes, ovate, red-brown, tan, chipped
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France
Additional Geographic Terms Grand Pressigny
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 11.2 x 7.8 x 2.7 cm (4 7/16 x 3 1/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object E/1241; Pressigny Le Grand/Sept. 24. 1877

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