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Pearl Beads, freshwater
Object Number 77-57-10/12092
Display Title Pearl Beads, freshwater
Descriptions
Object Description Freshwater Pearl Beads
Inventory Description Freshwater Pearl Beads
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Date A.D. 1000 - 1450
Culture
  • Mississippian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Tennessee / Wilson County / Greenwood / Sellars Site; Tennessee State Site # 40Wl1
Intrasite House 12, Stone grave 1
Additional Geographic Terms Greenwood Earthworks; Lebanon, 3 miles southeast of
Materials Pearl
Dimensions Overall: 1.1 x 0.9 x 0.9 cm (7/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 8
Label on object 12092
Provenance
Collector Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam (09/01/1877)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (10/01/1877)

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