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Hammer-shaped weapons
Object Number 20-33-60/D1472
Display Title Hammer-shaped weapons
Descriptions
Object Description Hammer-shaped weapons
Inventory Description Hammer heads, iron, tapered and slightly hook-shaped, perforated for handle
Classification
  • Hammer
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Syria
Materials Iron
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 9 x 3.6 cm (6 5/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object D1472

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