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Object Number
46-73-10/89199
Display Title
Ground stone abrading stones, semi-ovoid, small depression worn in one face
Descriptions
Object Description
Collection of very small, smoothly water-worn pebbles, mostly of jasper and diorite, excessively polished by use in smoothing or finishing pottery before burning;
Inventory Description
Ground stone abrading stones, smooth pebbles, possible worked
Classification
- Abrading Stone
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona
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Maricopa County
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<City>
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Los Guanacos
Intrasite
Ruin IX
Additional Geographic Terms
Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 5.2 x 4.4 x 2.7 cm (2 1/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
7
Label on object
46-73-10/89199 & 3658
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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