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Core for striking thin blades,
ca. 3750–3500 B.C.
North Mesopotamian
y1988-32
Information
Title
Core for striking thin blades
Dates
ca. 3750–3500 B.C.
Medium
Obsidian
Dimensions
10.4 x 4.2 x 2.5 cm (4 1/8 x 1 11/16 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Évi Bossányi Loeb in the name of her stepfather, Howard Spencer Levy, in honor of Joel Traitel Loeb, Class of 1937 and Nicolas Howard Loeb, Class of 1981
Object Number
y1988-32
Place Excavated
Iraq
Culture
Materials
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