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Object Number 46-73-10/54135
Display Title Abrading stone-palette. broken along 2 edges?. lunate. periphery ground flat. ba
Descriptions
Object Description Abrading stone/palette with basin-like depression in one corner covered with red pigment, and other small depressions on both faces; periphery ground flat; possibly broken along two edges; sandstone. 9.4x5.8x2.5 cm.
Inventory Description Stone tool, long and thin, traces of red pigment, both faces worn
Classification
  • Abrading Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin IX
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 9.5 x 5.9 x 2.6 cm (3 3/4 x 2 5/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54135/ 1271/ IX
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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