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Object Number
46-73-10/44299
Display Title
Ceramic baking slab (comale)
Descriptions
Object Description
"Comale" or circular griddle of pottery, used for baking thin cornmeal bread.
Inventory Description
Ceramic discoidal slab, woven fiber impressions on base, burned, cracked
Classification
- Disk
Department
Archaeological
Date
1150-1500
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XXII; Rm. of the comales
Additional Geographic Terms
Salado Valley, Lower; Salado, Lower
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 32 x 1.8 cm (12 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2210/ 46-73-10/44299
Provenance
Collector
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(1886-1889)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(11/15/1946)
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