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Stone sinkers
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Object Number 78-42-20/16896
Display Title Stone sinkers
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone sinker, oval shape, grooved notch on either side of stone at midsection, pitted
Classification
  • Plummet
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Nicaragua
Additional Geographic Terms Moyogalpa; Omotepe
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.8 × 5.1 × 2.8 cm (3 1/16 × 2 × 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 16.896; N 258- Moyogalpa

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