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Object Number
39-46-60/5980.1
Display Title
2 typical large chopping tools (CASTS)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Cast, latex mold, two plaster casts of stone, one painted
Classification
- Cast
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Early Palaeolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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China
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Choukoutien
Intrasite
Loc. 1
Additional Geographic Terms
Choukoutien; Peking, 37 miles southwest of
Materials
Plaster Pigment Latex
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement taken of one): 8.7 x 10.1 x 6.2 cm (3 7/16 x 4 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Provenance
Collector
W. C. Pei
Exchange participant
W. C. Pei
(May 18, 1939)
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