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Object Number
46-73-10/44298
Display Title
Baking slab
Descriptions
Object Description
"Comale" or circular griddle of pottery.
Inventory Description
Ceramic discoidal slab, woven fiber impressions on base, burned, cracked
Classification
- Disk
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Classic Period (Hohokam)
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: 30 x 28.5 x 2.1 cm (11 13/16 x 11 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2209/ 46-73-10/44298
Provenance
Collector
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector
Frank Hamilton Cushing
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(11/15/1946)
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