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Object Number 34-140-10/3998
Display Title Leaf-shaped quartzite point
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone, quartz stemmed projectile point
Classification
  • Stemmed Projectile Point
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Cumberland County / Gorham
Materials Quartz
Dimensions Overall: 5 × 1.7 × 1 cm (1 15/16 × 11/16 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-140-10/3998; 214
Provenance
Provenance Mrs. A.H. Durell (1903)

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