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Object Number 2016.22.544
Display Title Hammer
Descriptions
Object Description Hammer
Inventory Description Hammer, oval shape, small indentation on top and bottom, rounded edges
Classification
  • Hammer Stone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Tennessee / Lincoln County
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 9.6 × 5.9 × 3.2 cm (3 3/4 × 2 5/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2016.22.544; Hammer, concavo-concave, 4x3, Tenn. / 544 / 4312 / Lincoln Co. / M. Tenn.
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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