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Object Number
973-22-10/52211
Display Title
Porphyries
Descriptions
Object Description
Porphyries
Inventory Description
Raw stone, lithic sample of porphyry
Classification
- Stone
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Essex County
Additional Geographic Terms
Marblehead Neck; lighthouse cliffs
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest): 10.8 × 5.2 × 3.6 cm (4 1/4 × 2 1/16 × 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
8
Label on object
973-22-10/52211; Mblhd. Lt.
Provenance
Provenance
Dr. Dena F. Dincauze
(1964-1971)
Provenance
Ronald Thomas
(1964-1971)
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