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Flint implement
4000 BCE-3500 BCE

Medium
Hand axe implement. Worked on both sides. Surface and edges quite worn. Upper surface shows traces of fine ash/soil in parts, while lower surface very clean. Lower surface has a few spatters of black ink around the bulb. Point of hand axe is flat - possibly broken off. Edges are fresher than edges of axe itself.

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Acquired before 1968

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Ur, Iraq

Accession Number
3437I-D3

Department
Antiquities