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artefact
Object Type
artefact
Museum number
1940,0403.38
Description
Quartzite artefact with narrow, pointed tang and slight median ridge; under face with flat trimming.
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Rev William Holman Bentley PD
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Democratic Republic of Congo
Materials
quartzite
Dimensions
Length:
49.90 millimetres
Weight:
6 grammes
Thickness:
6.90 millimetres
Width:
20.20 millimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Dr V G Williams
Donated by:
Mrs V G Williams
Acquisition date
1940
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1940,0403.38