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ball
Object Type
ball
Museum number
Am,S.432
Description
Sperical hammerstone made of stone.
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Ephraim George Squier
Field Collection by:
Edwin Hamilton Davis
Field Collection by:
William Henry Blackmore
(?)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
USA
Materials
stone
Dimensions
Diameter:
7.20 centimetres
Curator's comments
Possibly the "ball of greenstone" mentioned in Flint Chips p. 498, as part of the collection of surface finds. Circular label reads "W.B. 1871" W.B. most likely William Blackmore.
Bibliographic references
Stevens 1870 / Flint Chips: A Guide to Prehistoric Archaeology as Illustrated in the Blackmore Museum, Salisbury.
(P.498)
(?)
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.432
Additional IDs
CDMS number:
Am1931E1.432
(old CDMS no.)