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Object Number 82-35-10/29813
Display Title Ear spools
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone, ornament, ear spool, grooved around circumference with 8 perforations in groove
Classification
  • Ear Spool
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Hamilton County / Anderson Township / Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Intrasite Mound 3, altar
Additional Geographic Terms South bank of Little Miami River, 8 miles from junction with Ohio River
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 4.2 x 4.2 x 1.7 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 29813
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1882)
Collector Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam (1882)
Collector Dr. Charles L. Metz (1882)

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