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Object Number 12-10-40/E1979
Display Title Chipped crescentic knife
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone biface, eccentric, crescent shaped
Classification
  • Eccentric biface
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Sweden
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 14.2 x 3.8 x 0.9 cm (5 9/16 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object E1979; Sweden

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