Celt

Museum number:
16-9585
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21160009585
Accession number:
Acc.1764
Description:
Small basalt river cobble, not grooved and used as a celt; 85 mm long.
Donor:
Robert F. Murphy
Collection place:
Near Itaituba, Para State, Brazil
Verbatim coll. place:
Brazil; State of Pará, near town of Itaituba, middle Tapajós River; surface or immediate sub-surface finds (by farmers)
Collector:
Robert F. Murphy
Collection date:
1952-1953
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Celts (cutting tools)
Accession date:
1963
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Celt, accession number 16-9585, described as Small basalt river cobble, not grooved and used as a celt; 85 mm long.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Celt, accession number 16-9585, described as Small basalt river cobble, not grooved and used as a celt; 85 mm long.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Celt, accession number 16-9585, described as Small basalt river cobble, not grooved and used as a celt; 85 mm long.

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