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Object Number
46-73-10/44327
Display Title
Ceramic sherd
Descriptions
Object Description
Black-on-white sherd with portion of mask-like human face.
Inventory Description
Ceramic effigy sherd, black on white, molded nose, eye, and ear, mended
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Arizona
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Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin II; Exc. S. Eastern; Found near 1928 at SE wall.
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm (3 1/16 x 2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
1927/ 46-73-10/44327
Provenance
Collector
Frank Hamilton Cushing
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(11/15/1946)
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