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Flint implement

Flint implement
 4000 BCE-3500 BCE

Medium
Hand axe implement. Well worked on both sides. Surface is reasonable fresh. Upper side shows deposits of fine ash/soil, more or less all over the surface, whereas underside is very clean.
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Acquired before 1968
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
Hand axe implement. Well worked on both sides. Surface is reasonable fresh. Upper side shows deposits of fine ash/soil, more or less all over the surface, whereas underside is very clean.
Place/s of Execution
Ur, Iraq
Accession Number
3437F-D3
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Acquired before 1968
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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