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Object Number
46-83-50/5985.2
Display Title
6 flint blades obliquely blunted at the pointed end
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Flint blade retouched to point; brown colored stone
Classification
- Blade
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Capsian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms
East: Ain Bekkaria; Tebessa, near
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 4 × 0.6 × 0.2 cm (1 9/16 × 1/4 × 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-83-50/5985.2
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Hallam L. Movius, Jr.
(April 1943)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Hallam L. Movius, Jr.
(December 5, 1946)
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