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Object Number
2006.25.23
Display Title
Ornament made of tusk. Suidae, sus scrofa, tooth.
Descriptions
Object Description
Suidae, sus scrofa, tooth. Permanent lower. Modified: polished and perforated in root.
Inventory Description
Organic, bone, ornament, tusk, perforated near end
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Switzerland
Additional Geographic Terms
Lake dwellings
Materials
Tusk
Dimensions
Overall: 6.1 x 1 x 0.8 cm (2 3/8 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2006.25.23; 5466
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