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Object Number 39-7-70/1515
Display Title Medium sized stone axes made on flat river pebbles chipped on one side+
Descriptions
Object Description Medium sized stone axes made on flat river pebbles chipped on one side+
Inventory Description Chipped stone bifaces, handaxes, ovate and oval, chipped on one side only
Classification
  • Axe
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Mesolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia / Sumatra
Additional Geographic Terms Medan, Vicinity of; Oost Kust District
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 13.7 x 7.7 x 2.6 cm (5 3/8 x 3 1/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 39-7-70/1515; 22/1/38. Ond: G. Rinleh, Afd: Troemboe, zak 225; 104; 24; 27/2.37.

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