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Object Number 69-34-10/2398
Display Title Sinker of stone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone, plummet, diamond shaped, notched at top
Classification
  • Plummet
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Concord
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.5 x 4.9 x 2.9 cm (2 15/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2398; Thoreau
Provenance
Collector Henry David Thoreau

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