- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Chalcedony flake, tapering to a point at the distal edge. [MJD 21/07/2010]
- Long description
- Chalcedony flake, tapering to a point at the distal edge. The left and right edges are retouched. The stone is light yellow in colour. [MJD 21/07/2010]
- Cultural groups
- Khoe-San
- Date / Period
- Archaeological period: Middle Stone Age, uncertain Archaeological period: Later Stone Age, uncertain
- Date collected
- By 1952
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1952
- Materials and processes
- Material Chalcedony Stone, Process Flaked
- Dimensions
- Width: max 9 mm, Length: max 42 mm, Depth: max 4 mm, Weight 2 g
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1952.5.95
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