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Biface

Object Name:
Biface
Object ID:
1977.510.048
Description:
Biface blank, Rhyolite. Light tan stone. Shape top view elongated ellipse. In cross section and longitudinal cross section, shape roughly elliptical. Longitudinally, one side flattened. Edges rough and somewhat uneven. Surfaces somewhat smooth, but have number of roughly flat planes through them. Edges appear knapped. Two or three darker-colored inclusion bands that pass through blank in diagonal direction; they go from one end to other, as well.
Material:
Stone
Dimensions:
W-1.6 L-4.8 D-0.8 inches Weight-3.3 oz
Provenance:
From "Dexter."
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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