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97-563-10702

From: North America | United States of America | Maine | Hancock County (Maine) | Mount Desert (uncertain) | Blue Hill (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-563-10702
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Red Paint People
Provenience North America | United States of America | Maine | Hancock County (Maine) | Mount Desert (uncertain) | Blue Hill (uncertain)
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Locus grave
Period Late Archaic | Maritime Archaic | Moorehead Phase
Date Made 3000 BCE - 1000 BCE
Section American
Materials Serpentine
Technique Pecked
Description

This object is a lithic and is seven inches long. The loan number is visible, but the ANSP number is slightly obscured by the lacquer. This lithic is circular with an elongated handle. One face is clearly chipped while the other is rounded and ground smooth. Both faces are green-gray.

Height 2.8 cm
Length 17.6 cm
Width 10.9 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-563-10702 - Old Museum Number | 28770 - ANSP Number

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