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Chisel head
Object Number 2015.13.6
Display Title Chisel head
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chisel head, iron, rounded end for handle, small flared blade
Classification
  • Chisel
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 11.2 × 2.1 × 2 cm (4 7/16 × 13/16 × 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2015.13.6; ED/P 1-2-50/146

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