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Object Number
36-126-60/16160
Display Title
Natural flint nodule carved as a phallus
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Natural chert nodule, carved as a phallus, long rounded shape, circumferentially incised line at one end
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Lower Natufian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
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Israel
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Mugharet el Wad
Intrasite
Layer B2
Additional Geographic Terms
near Athlit
Materials
Chert
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 × 2.3 × 2.2 cm (2 5/8 × 7/8 × 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-126-60/16160; m / WB2
Provenance
Collector
American School of Prehistoric Research (Cambridge)
Collector
Dr. D. A. E. Garrod
Intermediary
George Grant MacCurdy
Donor
Donated by
American School of Prehistoric Research (Cambridge)
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