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1941.11.9.2B

Upper lateral incisor of hippopotamus cut and polished. The flat side of the tooth has two small round perforations - longitudinal section showing [CT 04/04/2014]

1941.11.9.2B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Upper lateral incisor of hippopotamus cut and polished. The flat side of the tooth has two small round perforations - longitudinal section showing [CT 04/04/2014]
Geographical reference
Africa
Africa
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Edward Gerrard and Sons
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1941
Date collected
By 1941
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1941
Materials and processes
Material Whale Tooth Animal, Process Polished, Process Sawn, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Width: max 30 mm, Length: max 135 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1941.11.9.2B Other PRM accession number: 1941.11.B9b

Search terms: Animalia, Animal Part