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Object Number
2016.22.535
Display Title
Flint spade or spear head
Descriptions
Object Description
Flint spade or spear head
Inventory Description
Flint spade or spear head, rectangular blade, tapered curved edge on one end, other end rounded
Classification
- Edged Tools
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Indiana
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 10.9 × 4 × 1.6 cm (4 5/16 × 1 9/16 × 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2016.22.535, partly polished, 535
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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