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Object Number 2016.22.762
Display Title Pestle
Descriptions
Object Description Pestle
Inventory Description Pestle, ground stone, cone shaped, uneven base and top
Classification
  • Pestle
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Kentucky
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 11.8 × 6.8 × 5.8 cm (4 5/8 × 2 11/16 × 2 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2016.22.762 / Mushroom shaped Pestle / Kentucky / 762 / 2765 / ##
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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