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Object Number 38-120-10/14174
Display Title Zoomorphic potsherd (spider in web)
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic base sherd, black on yellow ware, spider in web, mended, reconstructed
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Sherd
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / Hopi Reservation / Antelope Mesa / Awatovi
Intrasite Test 19, Room 3, 150-200 cm.
Additional Geographic Terms Antelope Mesa
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 20.5 x 14.5 x 4.5 cm (8 1/16 x 5 11/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-120-10/14174; 3183
Provenance
Provenance Peabody Museum Awatovi Expedition (1938)
Provenance Dr. John Otis Brew (1938)

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