Chisel

87-39-1171

From: Switzerland | Schwyz Canton | Lake Zurich | Wangen

Curatorial Section: European

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Object Number 87-39-1171
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 Bone
Description

There is no original number on this specimen, but it is undoubtedly, by the process of elimination, from Norlot's list, number 22, with the corresponding information. (VB 1939)

Bone. Evidently used for smoothing. Flat, oval. (HNW 1933)

Length 4.7 cm
Width 1.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1987
Other Number L-37-1171 correct - Old Museum Number | 22 uncertain - Dealer's Number | 87-39-1170 incorrect - Other Number

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