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Object Number
2016.22.542
Display Title
Chert spade
Descriptions
Object Description
Chert spade
Inventory Description
Chert spade, rough cut, elongated oval, rounded ends
Classification
- Chipped Stone
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alabama
/
Colbert County
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 18.5 × 6.5 × 5.1 cm (7 5/16 × 2 9/16 × 2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2016.22.542 / Chert Spade, yellow, very fine, 7x21, Ala. / 542 / 11884. / ###Barton / Colbert Co. / Alabama
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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