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Object Number 89-15-10/A932
Display Title Ground stone, perforated pendant
Descriptions
Object Description Slate pendant. A dark grey, nearly tear-drop shaped object with a hole pierced approxiamately . 5 cm from one edge (narrowest width). The object simple, having rounded edges and corners and a very smooth, undecorated surface. Identifyin numbers: A Peabody Museum number in black and red ink has been applied to to one of the flat surfaces.
Inventory Description Ground stone, perforated pendant
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Adams County / <City> / Serpent Mound Park
Intrasite Village Site; Site #6; habitation; ash bed
Materials Groundstone
Dimensions Overall: 5.9 × 3.6 × 1 cm (2 5/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 89-15-10/A932
Provenance
Provenance Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam (1882-1889)
Provenance Dr. Charles L. Metz (1882-1889)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1882-1889)

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