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Object Number
79-4-10/18629
Display Title
Pitted lava disk
Descriptions
Object Description
Burnt clay
Inventory Description
Raw material, fired clay, discoidal, pited on one side
Classification
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Tennessee
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Davidson County
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<City>
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Mr. Gower's Place
Intrasite
Ashbed
Additional Geographic Terms
Cumberland River; Nashville, 15 to 20 miles west of
Materials
Clay, fired
Dimensions
Overall: 5.1 x 5.1 x 2.9 cm (2 x 2 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
18629
Provenance
Collector
Edwin Curtiss
(05/01/1879)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(06/11/1879)
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