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Object Number 973-3-50/11638.1
Display Title Metal spear points detached from handles
Descriptions
Inventory Description Projectile point, metal, flat, lanceolate, with incised veins both sides
Classification
  • Projectile Point
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 8.2 x 2.9 x 0.5 cm (3 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-3-50/11638

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