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Object Number 89-15-10/A916
Display Title Ground stone, celt fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Bitt-end of small celt. A granite colored stone (rock) fragment having a chiseled flat edge and a finely polished surface. Identifying numbers: A Peabody Museum number in black and red ink has been applied to one surface of the rock.
Inventory Description Ground stone, celt fragment
Classification
  • Celt
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Adams County / <City> / Serpent Mound Park
Intrasite Village site; site #2; habitation
Materials Groundstone
Dimensions Overall: 4.2 x 4 x 1.5 cm (1 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 89-15-10/A916
Provenance
Provenance Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam (1882-1889)
Provenance Dr. Charles L. Metz (1882-1889)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1882-1889)

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