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Object Number
84-6-10/34964
Display Title
Domed object, button or bead, made of wood or clay, covered with silver and copper alloy, perforated on flat side
Descriptions
Object Description
Hemispheres of stone covered with copper on bottom and silver on top.
Inventory Description
Domed object, button or bead, made of wood or clay, covered with silver and copper alloy, perforated on flat side
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Ohio
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Ross County
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<City>
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Liberty Earthworks; Ohio State Site # 33RO22
Intrasite
Edwin Harness Mound; from the first and second excavations by the schoolboys
Additional Geographic Terms
Liberty Township; Scioto River, 3 km east of, on second terrace
Materials
Silver , Copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 1.6 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm (5/8 × 9/16 × 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34964
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(9/25/1884-10/12/1884)
Collector
Dr. Charles L. Metz
(9/25/1884-10/12/1884)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(11/01/1884)
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