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Pearls
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Object Number 985-27-10/76303
Display Title Pearls
Descriptions
Object Description Pearls
Inventory Description Pearls
Classification
  • Shell
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Georgia / <County> / <City> / Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms Coast
Materials Pearl
Quantity 20
Provenance
Collector Charles C. Jones, Jr. (1927)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1927 - 1985)

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
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985-27-10/76304 Pearls
Shell
Shell heap
Pearls, some perforated
974-5-10/52616 Pearls, some perforated
Pearl
Turner Group?; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26?
Metal, iron fragments, copper sheet fragment, some with mica, shell beads, pearls, charcoal, and perforated animal teeth adhered; some metal fragments appear to be worked
974-5-10/52607 Metal, iron fragments, copper sheet fragment, some with mica, shell beads, pearls, charcoal, and perforated animal teeth adhered; some metal fragments appear to be worked
Miscellaneous
Charcoal
Utilized bone
Mica
Pearl
Bead
Sheet
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Shell beads, round and tubular; pearls and pearl beads; one with copper staining
974-5-10/52609 Shell beads, round and tubular; pearls and pearl beads; one with copper staining
Bead
Pearl
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Collar; openwork; made of gut and pearls.
976-45-60/13397 Collar; openwork; made of gut and pearls.
Collar
Russia
Organic, pearls, large irregular masses, perforated
82-35-10/29870 Organic, pearls, large irregular masses, perforated
Pearl
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Organic, pearls, perforated and unperforated, including beads and several shell fragments
82-35-10/29862 Organic, pearls, perforated and unperforated, including beads and several shell fragments
Fragment
Pearl
Bead
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Image Not Available for Pearls - vertebrae of fish
96-35-20/C1182 Pearls - vertebrae of fish
Faunal Remain
Copan
Openwork Gilt Ornament with Feathers, Pearls, and Longevity Symbol
991-12-60/14982 Openwork Gilt Ornament with Feathers, Pearls, and Longevity Symbol
Pin
China
Pair of Ornament Fragments of Gilt Metal with Seed Pearls and Feathers
991-12-60/14945A Pair of Ornament Fragments of Gilt Metal with Seed Pearls and Feathers
Pin
China
Gilt Metal Ornament with Pearls, Feathers, Purple Stone, and Silk Threads
991-12-60/14947.1 Gilt Metal Ornament with Pearls, Feathers, Purple Stone, and Silk Threads
Button
China
Pair of Ornament Fragments of Gilt Metal with Seed Pearls and Feathers
991-12-60/14945B Pair of Ornament Fragments of Gilt Metal with Seed Pearls and Feathers
Pin
China