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Image Not Available for Ground stone celt, groove (drill hole?) at one end
Ground stone celt, groove (drill hole?) at one end
Image Not Available for Ground stone celt, groove (drill hole?) at one end
Object Number 985-27-10/68486
Display Title Ground stone celt, groove (drill hole?) at one end
Descriptions
Object Description Celt
Inventory Description Ground stone celt, groove (drill hole?) at one end
Classification
  • Axe
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Georgia / Murray County
Additional Geographic Terms Coosawattee Old Town
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 5.4 x 3.7 cm (5 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 11.173
Provenance
Collector Charles C. Jones, Jr. (1927)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1927 - 1985)

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