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Celts, stone
Object Number 47-13-50/6678
Display Title Celts, stone
Descriptions
Object Description Celts, stone
Inventory Description Ground stone axe, miscellaneous, most thick butted and polished
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Sudan / Sennar / <County> / <City> / Jebel Moya
Additional Geographic Terms Sennar on Blue Nile, 20 mi. WSW of
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8.7 x 6.4 x 3.7 cm (3 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 67
Label on object 47-13-50/6678; 185; 413; 519; 168; 645; #7; 26.; 234; 177; 113; 335; 647; 608; 5

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