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Object Number 2016.22.769
Display Title Pot smoother
Descriptions
Object Description Pot smoother
Inventory Description Pot smoother, short cylindrical stem, rounded half disc on end
Classification
  • Disc
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 4.7 × 3.7 × 4 cm (1 7/8 × 1 7/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2016.22.769, t Smoother: Danville, Tenn., 769
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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