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Object Number 38-120-10/13259
Display Title Zoomorphic potsherd--insect wings
Descriptions
Inventory Description Archaeological ceramic body sherd, depicted butterfly, possibly monarch.
Classification
  • Body
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Intrasite Room 456, Trench, 0-150 cm.
Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 4.9 × 11.6 × 0.7 cm (1 15/16 × 4 9/16 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-120-10/13259 / 4834 Room 456 Trench 0-150
Provenance
Provenance Peabody Museum Awatovi Expedition (1938)
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1938)

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