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Object Number
95-21-10/48695
Display Title
Ceramic vessel, effigy: head, 4 feet & curly tail - oppossum? thin neck.
Descriptions
Object Description
Vessel in form of opossum.
Inventory Description
Ceramic vessel, effigy: head, 4 feet and curly tail - oppossum? Thin neck.
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Missouri
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<County>
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<City>
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Burial Mounds
Intrasite
Mound XV
Additional Geographic Terms
Southeast
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 27 cm (8 11/16 x 10 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Mo. Mound. XV/ 393/ 48695/ 95-21-10
Provenance
Collector
Prof. W. B. Potter
(01/01/1876-01/01/1878)
Collector
Dr. George J. Engelmann
(01/01/1876-01/01/1878)
Donor
Dr. George J. Engelmann
(01/01/1895)
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