British Museum flake Oc.6338

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Source author: British Museum

• Catalogue number: british-museum: Oc.6338

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• Reported holder: British Museum

  Passage: Collection record

• Classification: flake

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• Description: Flake made of obsidian formed into a tang at one end.

  Passage: Description

• Made at: Easter Island

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• Description: Found/Acquired: Easter Island

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• Material: obsidian

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• Description: Height: 7.70 centimetres Weight: 40 grammes Width: 5 centimetres Depth: 1.50 centimetres

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• Description: Donated by: John Linton Palmer

  Passage: Acquisition name

• Description: Oc.6335 to 6341 were given by J L Palmer, a Royal Navy medical doctor. See his biography. Registration slip information: 'Presd. by J.L. Palmer Esq. M.D., R.N. Apr. 18 1870. Obtained at Easter Id during the cruise of HMS Topaze 1868 by the donor.'

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Reference: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/1614138860