Mother of pearl fragments, adhered to dark material, possibly iron fragments

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Object Number 2000.1.359

Display Title Mother of pearl fragments, adhered to dark material, possibly iron fragments

Descriptions

Inventory Description Organic, shell, mother of pearl fragments, possibly adhered to iron

Classification

Shell

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America

Materials Shell

Dimensions Overall: 0.9 x 0.5 x 0.1 cm (3/8 x 3/16 x 1/16 in.)

Quantity 6

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	82-35-10/29740	Shell beads, worked flat on one side, one discoidal, some with copper and iron staining; one adhered to worked mother of pearl; mica fragment	Bead Mica	Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
	82-35-10/29985	Metal, iron fragment, possibly worked, with mica fragments, calcined bone fragment, and pearl adhered to its surface	Unidentified Pearl Fragment Mica	Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
	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 Utilized bone Mica Pearl Bead Sheet Charcoal	Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
	82-35-10/29892	Metal, copper alloy sheet fragment, adhered to iron fragments, copper alloy tinkler cone, copper alloy fragment, copper alloy rolled tubular beads, worked shell, possible beads, possible pearl beads, perforated animal teeth fragments, mica fragments	Sheet Utilized bone Utilized Shell Bead Tinkler Mica Unidentified	Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
	82-35-10/29998	Metal, iron fragments, with worked shell beads and pearls adhered to some fragments	Pearl Utilized Shell Unidentified	Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
	82-35-10/111967	Metal, iron fragments, with pearls, mica fragments, and worked shell adhered to some	Utilized Shell Mica Pearl Unidentified	Turner Group?; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26?
	82-35-10/29984	Metal, iron fragment, possibly worked, with pearls and pearl beads adhered to the surface	Pearl Unidentified	Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
	59-26-60/12576	3 fragments of mother of pearl	Shell	Saudi Arabia
	82-35-10/29891	Metal, copper alloy ear spool fragments; worked shell beads, perforated animal teeth, charcoal fragments, rolled copper alloy beads, perforated pearls, chipped stone flake, many adhered together and stained by copper	Bead Charcoal Ornament Flake Pearl Ornament Bead	Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
	59-26-60/12577	1 large piece of mother of pearl--1 small fragment	Shell	Saudi Arabia
	82-35-10/29987	Metal, iron sheet fragment, with shells or pearls adhered to one side	Sheet	Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Image Not Available for Shell eye with mother of pearl pupil	00-35-20/C2719	Shell eye with mother of pearl pupil	Shell	Chichen Itza

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