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Ground stone sphere
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Object Number 985-27-10/68802A
Display Title Ground stone sphere
Descriptions
Object Description Egg-shaped stone
Inventory Description Ground stone sphere
Classification
  • Ground Stone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / South Carolina / Edgefield County
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 x 4.3 x 4.1 cm (1 7/8 x 1 11/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 15074
Provenance
Collector Charles C. Jones, Jr. (1927)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1927 - 1985)

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