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Object Number 79-42-10/19126
Display Title Archaeological, ground stone with two bird heads and markings engraved on it
Descriptions
Object Description Stone knife - bird inscribed
Inventory Description Archaeological, ground stone with two bird heads and markings engraved on it
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Jersey / Mercer County / Trenton
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.2 × 14.5 × 1 cm (2 13/16 × 5 11/16 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 19126
Provenance
Collector Dr. Charles C. Abbott (1879)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1879)

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