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Object Number 76-46-10/10674
Display Title Stone sinkers, plummet shape
Descriptions
Object Description Stone sinkers, plummet shape
Inventory Description Ground stone plummets, one is broken at base and has flat shoulders and protruding knob on top, the other is complete and has rounded base with top that tapers to a circular knob
Classification
  • Plummet
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Essex County / Ipswich
Materials Groundstone
Dimensions Overall (Measurements of complete example): 6.4 × 4 × 3.9 cm (2 1/2 × 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 10,674

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