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Object Number
79-4-10/17238
Display Title
Ground stone axe, small
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ground stone axe
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Date
A.D. 1000 - 1450
Culture
- Mississippian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Tennessee
/
Davidson County
/
<City>
/
Marshall's Farm; Stone-grave Mound
Additional Geographic Terms
Knoxville, 8 miles from
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 3.9 x 9.3 x 1.8 cm (1 9/16 x 3 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
17238
Provenance
Collector
Edwin Curtiss
(01/01/1878)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(01/01/1879)
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