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Object Number
76-46-10/10706
Display Title
Stone sinkers, one broken
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone sinkers, one broken
Inventory Description
Ground stone plummets, both have rounded bases and taper at the top to a circular knob, one has major losses near base, the other is almost half missing
Classification
- Plummet
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Essex County
/
Saugus
Materials
Groundstone
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of longest): 8.5 × 4.2 × 3 cm (3 3/8 × 1 5/8 × 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
10,706
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76-46-10/10674 | Stone sinkers, plummet shape |
Plummet
|
Ipswich
| |
| 76-46-10/10705 | Stone sinkers |
Plummet
|
Lynn
| |
| 76-46-10/10497 | Stone sinkers |
Plummet
|
Ipswich
| |
| 76-46-10/10950 | Stone sinkers |
Plummet
|
Newburyport
| |
| 78-20-10/16060 | Stone sinker (plumb-bob) |
Plummet
|
Massachusetts
| |
| 76-46-10/10757 | Stone sinker |
Plummet
|
Newburyport
| |
| 76-46-10/10692 | Stone sinker |
Plummet
|
Salem
| |
| 76-46-10/10680 | Stone sinker, split in two |
Plummet
|
Marblehead
| |
| 67-13-10/574 | Stone sinker (broken) |
Plummet
|
Massachusetts
| |
| 72-19-10/6139 | Ground stone sinkers |
Plummet
Raw Material |
St. Clair River Mound Group
| |
| 67-12-10/524 | Stone sinker |
Plummet
|
Ipswich
| |
| 76-46-10/10671 | Broken stone sinker |
Plummet
|
Ipswich
|