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backed bladelet
Object Type
backed bladelet
Museum number
CAR.7.19
Description
Agate backed bladelet. Hinge terminated. Lacks proximal end due to ancient break. Fine backing retouch occurs on the right edge. Some small scalar edge damage scars on inverse side of opposite edge.
Cultures/periods
Mesolithic
(?)
Neolithic
(?)
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Archibald Campbell Carlyle
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Banda (India)
, fields
(near)
Materials
agate
Dimensions
Length:
16 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Cook & Martingell 1994 / The Carlyle Collection of Stone Age artefacts from Central India
(7.19, p.52)
Location
Not on display
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
CAR.7.19
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
986
(Carlyle group number)