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Object Number
2004.29.2269
Display Title
Head of the Serpent showing its full width.
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Serpent Mound Park, Adams Co., Ohio. / Peabody Museum Amer. Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. / John Cone Kimball, Photographer, 1887. / 11 -- Head of the Serpent, showing its full width, 76 ft. from right to left, and 30 ft. across the neck, which is here nearly 5 ft. high."
Keywords
- Archaeological
- Site and Excavation
Subject
- Serpent
- Head
- Mound
Department
Photographic
Date
1887
Artist
John Cone Kimball
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Ohio
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Adams County
/
<City>
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Serpent Mound
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 11.43 x 16.51 cm (4 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
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