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Object Number
80-20-10/21053
Display Title
Neeley's Ferry Plain bird effigy bowl, simple lug tail, effigy on rim
Descriptions
Object Description
Earthen bowl, bird.
Mississippian Plain, variety Neeley's Ferry; bird effigy bowl, deep open, crested, popeyed bird effigy head adorno, plain rim lug "tail", heavily burnished.
Inventory Description
Ceramic effigy vessel, bird shape, rim sherd inside
Classification
- Effigy
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Date
A.D. 1350 - 1550
Culture
- Parkin Phase
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Arkansas
/
Cross County
/
<City>
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Neeley's Ferry Mounds; Arkansas State # 3CS24
Intrasite
South side of large mound; 4 feet deep
Additional Geographic Terms
Saint Francis River, West side of
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 24 cm (6 5/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
21.053
Provenance
Collector
Edwin Curtiss
(01/01/1880)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(04/01/1880)
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