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Object Number
2013.24.139
Display Title
Greenstone celt
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone celt, greenstone, tapered to an edge at one end, opposite end broken and missing, highly polished especially on one side, broken into two pieces
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Pre-Columbian Central American styles and periods
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Costa Rica
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 2.7 × 2.2 × 0.8 cm (1 1/16 × 7/8 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
2013.24.139
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Dodge Cobb in memory of Carroll William Dodge
Provenance
Collector
Carroll William Dodge
Donor
Donated by
Mary Dodge Cobb
(11/20/2013)
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| |
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| |
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| |
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|
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| |
|
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for Cutting edge of a small greenstone celt
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