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Object Number 37-62-10/9289
Display Title Modern ear plug made of slate with primitive tools
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone, ornament, ear spool, slate, black, grooved walls, U-shape profile
Classification
  • Ear Spool
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Ross County / <City> / Hopewell Mounds
Additional Geographic Terms Anderson Township
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 5.6 x 1.4 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-62-10/9289
Provenance
Provenance Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (?)

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