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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 / Arizona / 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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