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Object Number 79-4-10/20135
Display Title Clay lump with perforation
Descriptions
Object Description Mass of clay (1 of 3). Fired clay with curved perforation all the way through; flat bottom; not shell tempered; similar to clay cone.
Inventory Description Clay with perforation
Classification
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arkansas / Cross County / <City> / Stanley Mounds; Parkin Site; Arkansas State # 3CS29
Intrasite Mound 1 (Garden Mound)
Additional Geographic Terms St. Francis River, East side of; Memphis, 35 miles west of
Materials Clay
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 15 x 9.7 cm (5 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 3 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 20135
Provenance
Collector Edwin Curtiss (01/01/1879)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (01/01/1879)

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