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Object Number 78-26-10/14363
Display Title Ground stone, celt, notched on both sides
Descriptions
Object Description Stone axe, notched at side.
Inventory Description Ground stone, celt, notched on both sides
Classification
  • Celt
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Jersey / Mercer County / Trenton
Materials Groundstone
Dimensions Overall: 9.1 × 4.5 × 1.6 cm (3 9/16 × 1 3/4 × 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 14.363
Provenance
Collector Dr. Charles C. Abbott (1878)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (07/1878)

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