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Object Number 97-9-40/49733.1
Display Title Chipped flint "celts", medium & small. Edges straight, polished near cutting ed
Descriptions
Object Description Chipped stone axe, small, brown, square butt, polished, chipped
Inventory Description Stone, ground stone axe, rust colored, polished, rechipped
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Sweden
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 11.5 x 4.5 x 1.9 cm (4 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 49733

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Chipped flint "celts", medium & small.  Edges straight, polished near cutting ed
97-9-40/49733 Chipped flint "celts", medium & small. Edges straight, polished near cutting ed
Raw Material
Axe
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