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MS2637H

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number MS2637H
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Italy
Section Mediterranean
Materials Flint
Description

This is a utilized fragment of an amorphous waste flake. Only two minute pressure flake scars betray its utilization as a burin. One edge bears slight signs of retouch, suggesting it was also used as a scraper. In any case, it is impossible to date a non-descript piece such as this.

Length 2.2 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Thickness 0.6 cm
Credit Line Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896

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