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Object Number
46-73-10/54166
Display Title
Paint mortar fragment. cup-like stone vessel fragment. pecked & ground into shap
Descriptions
Object Description
Cup-like stone vessel fragment, paint mortar; pecked and ground into shaped; falt rim, deep basin (4.6 cm.), and flaring out sides; probably was circular; rhyolite? 9.8x4.5x6.8 cm.; Cup-shaped article of very porous lava, probably used as receptacle for paint - broken.
Inventory Description
Stone mortar fragment, porous, thick-walled
Classification
- Mortar
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Surface
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 6.8 x 9.4 x 4.1 cm (2 11/16 x 3 11/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/54166/ 2378
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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