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Object Number 12-10-40/E1960.1
Display Title Celts, not polished
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stone, chipped stone, biface, axe, brown, mended
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Sweden / Scania
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 5.8 x 3 cm (5 1/2 x 2 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object E/1960 & Sweden/Scania

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