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Object Number
80-34-10/22984
Display Title
Ground stone, soapstone human face effigy
Descriptions
Object Description
Soapstone effigy face
Inventory Description
Ground stone, human face effigy carved on both sides of soapstone disc, with perforation running through length
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Barnstable County
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Wellfleet
Additional Geographic Terms
Cape Cod
Materials
Groundstone
Dimensions
Overall: 3.9 × 3.5 × 1.5 cm (1 9/16 × 1 3/8 × 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
22984
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