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Object Number
2016.22.1308
Display Title
Sinker
Descriptions
Object Description
Sinker
Inventory Description
Sinker, triangular shape, rough stone, one large perforation
Classification
- Sinker
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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South Carolina
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Union County
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 × 6.7 × 2.5 cm (3 7/8 × 2 5/8 × 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2016.22.1308, Soapstone Sinker, 1308, S. C.
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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