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Object Number
67-13-10/550
Display Title
Small stone mortar
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ground stone mortar, roughly triangular with round concave depressions on two opposing sides; also separate, small, round grinding stone of similar size to concave sections of mortar
Classification
- Grinding stone
- Mortar
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Essex County
/
Amesbury
Materials
Groundstone
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of mortar): 8.7 × 7 × 3.3 cm (3 7/16 × 2 3/4 × 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
550; 550; 550 / (DSJB / B
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