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Object Number 46-73-10/54086
Display Title Abrading stone, possible pallette. rectangular, flat cobble. 1 flat face particu
Descriptions
Object Description Flat, somewhat rectangular abrading stone or palette; one flat face particularly very smooth and partly polished; quartzitic. 15.5x11.5x3.7 cm.
Inventory Description Stone tool, rectangular, both faces worn flat, traces red pigment one face
Classification
  • Abrading Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XIII
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 15.4 x 11.6 x 4.1 cm (6 1/16 x 4 9/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54086/ 1352/ XIII
Provenance
Provenance Frank Hamilton Cushing (1886-1889)
Provenance Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1889)
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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