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Object Number
77-57-10/12089
Display Title
Shell cup, busycon
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Utilized shells, columellas removed, univalves, broken at tips
Classification
- Utilized Shell
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Date
A.D. 1000 - 1450
Culture
- Mississippian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Tennessee
/
Wilson County
/
Greenwood
/
Sellars Site; Tennessee State Site # 40Wl1
Intrasite
House 12; Stone grave 1
Additional Geographic Terms
Greenwood Earthworks; Lebanon, 3 miles southeast of
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 13 x 11.1 cm (8 11/16 x 5 1/8 x 4 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
12089
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(09/01/1877)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(10/01/1877)
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