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Object Number 46-73-10/54169
Display Title Paint mortar fragment. cup-like stone vessel. round, with rounded basin (1.7 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description Paint mortar fragment. cup-like stone vessel. round, with rounded basin (1.7 cm. deep x 7.0 cm. diameter). vesicular basalt. 9.7 x 7.8 x 4.9 cm. broken.
Inventory Description Stone mortar fragment, porous, discoidal, thick-walled, one end broken
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: 9.8 x 7.5 x 5 cm (3 7/8 x 2 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54169/ 2377
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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