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Object Number 76-46-10/10897
Display Title Ground stone, adzes
Descriptions
Object Description Polishing stones, hammer-like.
Inventory Description Ground stone, adzes
Classification
  • Adze
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Jersey / Mercer County / Trenton
Materials Groundstone
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 10.3 × 7.6 × 4.9 cm (4 1/16 × 3 × 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 10897; 903
Provenance
Collector Dr. Charles C. Abbott
Donor Peabody Museum of Salem (10/1876)

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