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Object Number 06-58-10/72376
Display Title Blade
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone, slate point, broken base and tip, red staining on surface
Classification
  • Spear Point
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Kennebec County / Waterville / Cemetary
Additional Geographic Terms Kennebec River, east side?; below falls of Kennebec River
Materials Stone Slate
Dimensions Overall: 11.6 × 5.2 × 1.2 cm (4 9/16 × 2 1/16 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 72376
Provenance
Collector Mr. Emerson (about 1875)
Collector Ellen Russell Emerson (about 1875)
Donor Ellen Russell Emerson (1906)

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