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1938.35.686.1

Strike-a-light light flint. [PRA [OPS move] 30/8/2017]

1938.35.686.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Strike-a-light light flint. [PRA [OPS move] 30/8/2017]
Long description
Strike-a-light light flint. Beige in colour with white patches. Flat and roughly rectangular in shape, with ragged edges. For associated objects see [1938.35.686 .2] for fire steel and [1938.35.686 .3] for tinder. [PRA [OPS move] 30/8/2017]
Geographical reference
Algeria
Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria
Great Kabylie Tizi Ouzou
Person
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
By 1898
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Flint Stone
Dimensions
Depth: max 10 mm, Width: max 28 mm, Length: max 41 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.35.686.1 Other numbers: 1368 a

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