Celt
97-563-10685
From: North America | United States of America | Maine | Hancock County (Maine) | Mount Desert (uncertain) | Blue Hill (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-563-10685 |
| 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 | Stone |
| Technique | Pecked |
| Description | This object is a lithic and is 6 ⅓ inches long. It is gray stone that is covered in a red pigment. In many places, the red pigment has been worn away. One side is polished, while the other has been worked but is not as smooth. It has a broad cutting edge that is distinct and sharp. Both the ANSP and loan numbers are visible. |
| Height | 1.7 cm |
| Length | 16 cm |
| Width | 6.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-563-10685 - Old Museum Number | 28751 - ANSP Number |
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