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Object Number
84-6-10/35002
Display Title
Stone pipe bowl in the form of a human head
Descriptions
Object Description
Stone pipe bowl in the form of a human head; geometric designs carved on face; smoke exits though open mouth.
Inventory Description
Stone pipe in the form of human head, geometric designs incised on face
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Middle Woodland Period
- Hopewell
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; in basin 3 ft. above charcoal layer, 38 ft. from center
Additional Geographic Terms
Liberty Township; Scioto River, 3 km east of, on second terrace
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 4.6 x 4 x 5 cm (1 13/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
35002
Credit Line
Peabody Museum Expedition, F. W. Putnam. and C.L. Metz, Directors, 1883
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Charles L. Metz
(10/04/1884)
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(10/04/1884)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(11/01/1884)
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