Axe Head

97-563-1279

From: United States of America | Pennsylvania | Susquehanna River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-563-1279
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience United States of America | Pennsylvania | Susquehanna River
Culture Area Northeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials River Stone
Technique Pecked | Grooved
Description

Long river stone. Three-quarter oblique groove. Original stone surface forms ungrooved flattened side. Pecked. Some smoothing visible at cutting edge from which chips have been removed. "JPY" marked on specimen.

Length 29.2 cm
Width 8.9 cm
Thickness 5.1 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-563-1279 - Old Museum Number | 5642 - ANSP Number | 632/79 - Collector Number

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