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Object Number
2016.22.455
Display Title
Sinker for fishing
Descriptions
Object Description
Sinker for fishing
Inventory Description
Sinker, oval shape, perforated at both ends, one chipped
Classification
- Sinker
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Ohio
/
Montgomery County
/
Dayton
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.3 × 4.5 × 2.6 cm (3 11/16 × 1 3/4 × 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2016.22.455 / Ohio / 455
Credit Line
Gift of the Benjamin H. Bristol - Seth R. Boyden Artifact Collection from the Foxborough Historical Commission
Provenance
Owner
Foxborough Historical Commission
Owner
Benjamin H. Bristol
Collector
Seth R. Boyden
Donor
Donated by
Foxborough Historical Commission
(10/25/2016)
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