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Catalog Number CAS 0147-0146   CAS 0147-0146; Charmstone
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Charmstone
Culture unidentified California Indian
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture unknown (pre-1906)
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone
Description Proximal fragment of plumb bob-shaped stone crudely pecked to rough cylindrical shape; Distal end tapers to indeterminate end; Proximal end tapers to truncated point; 2 short knob-like projections are located along the point of maximum diameter; Surfaces are not ground smooth at all; Color is dark gray.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 4.8, Length = 8.3