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Object Number 12-10-40/E1387.1
Display Title Celts (polished)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone axe fragments, thick butt and blade
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / France
Additional Geographic Terms Chateau de Baye; Epernay, near; Marne Region
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 5.4 x 2.8 cm (2 3/16 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object E1387; Baye (marne); Oct. 2. 1877

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