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Object Number 19-22-10/93564
Display Title Groundstone fragment, possible plummet or sinker
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone rod, knob at one end, broken at opposite end
Classification
  • Ground Stone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Cumberland County / <City> / Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms Casco Bay; Little Chebeague Island
Materials Groundstone
Dimensions Overall: 12 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm (4 3/4 × 11/16 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 93564; i. 16
Provenance
Donor Donated by Arlo Bates (1919)
Donor Donated by Mr. Oric Bates (1919)

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