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Object Number 10-47-10/79934
Display Title 'Natchez Idol"
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone effigy, human, perforation through ear, part of head broken off
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Mississippi
Additional Geographic Terms Natchez, near
Materials Sandstone
Dimensions Overall: 40 × 22 × 11.5 cm (15 3/4 × 8 11/16 × 4 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 79934
Credit Line Exchange with the American Antiquarian Society, 1910
Provenance
Collector James Thompson (1817 - 1817)
Exchange participant American Antiquarian Society (1817 - 1910)

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