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Object Number
78-6-10/15260
Display Title
Biface (knife)
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone semilunar knife
Classification
- Semi-Lunar Knife
Department
Archaeological
Date
A.D. 1000 - 1450
Culture
- Mississippian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Tennessee
/
Davidson County
/
<City>
/
Noel Cemetery; Tennessee State Site # 40Dv3
Intrasite
Surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Cain's Field; Nashville, near
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 4.2 x 1.3 cm (4 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
15260
Provenance
Collector
Edwin Curtiss
(01/01/1878)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(10/01/1878)
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