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celt
Object Type
celt
Museum number
Am,S.103
Description
Tapered celt or adze made of stone, polishing evident at the bit.
Cultures/periods
Adena
(?)
Production date
1000BC - 200BC
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Ephraim George Squier
Field Collection by:
Edwin Hamilton Davis
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Maryland (state)
Materials
stone
Technique
polished
Dimensions
Length:
11 centimetres
Width:
5.90 centimetres
Depth:
2.80 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum
Acquisition date
1931
Department
Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Registration number
Am,S.103
Additional IDs
CDMS number:
Am1931E1.103
(old CDMS no.)
Previous owner/ex-collection number:
14
(Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum schedule number)
Previous owner/ex-collection number:
S.375
(Davis' catalogue number)