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Plummet

300 BCE–300 CE
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plummet
  • Date: 300 BCE–300 CE
  • Geography: United States, Florida
  • Culture: Deptford
  • Medium: Basalt
  • Dimensions: H. 4 1/4 x W. 7/8 in. (10.8 x 2.2 cm)
  • Classification: Stone-Implements
  • Credit Line: Ralph T. Coe Collection, Gift of Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.154.146
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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