Flake
87-39-1144
From: Switzerland | Schwyz Canton | Lake Zurich | Wangen
Curatorial Section: European
| Object Number | 87-39-1144 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Neolithic | Swiss Lake Dweller |
| Provenience | Switzerland | Schwyz Canton | Lake Zurich | Wangen |
| Period | Neolithic |
| Date Made | 4300-2450 BCE |
| Section | European |
| Materials | Flint |
| Description | One edge blade-like with traces of utilization. Opposite edge and striking platform composed of cortex. Flint is not found in the neighborhood and must have been imported. Grey. (VB 1939) Flint. (HNW 1933) |
| Length | 6.5 cm |
| Width | 3 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1987 |
| Other Number | L-37-1144 - Old Museum Number | 1184 - Collector Number | 13, 14 ? - Original Number |
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