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Object Number
23-7-10/A5633
Display Title
Chipped blade decorated with mosaic
Descriptions
Object Description
Chipped blade decorated with mosaic of turquoise and shell tiles; found in jar A5632.
Inventory Description
Chipped stone axe, with turquoise, black and white mosaic, perforated
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Date
ca. AD 1000-1200
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Utah
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San Juan County
/
<City>
/
Poncho House
Intrasite
Seed jar #A5632, in; cut ( ) 5' below surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Chinle Wash, 10 miles from mouth, east side of; Chinle Valley
Materials
Flint, Turquoise, Lignite, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 5.3 cm (4 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
23-7-10/A5633
Credit Line
Peabody Museum Expedition, 1923
Provenance
Collector
Samuel J. Guernsey
(1923)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1923)
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