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Object Number
46-73-10/54170
Display Title
Paint mortar? circular depression in center of thick irregular b
Descriptions
Object Description
Paint mortar(?); circular depression in cetner of thick, irregular block (3.9x9.5 cm. (depth x diameter); axis of worked surface at a 35 degree angle to axis of flat base; depression has a tilted orientation; vesicular basalt. 15.5x15x7 cm.
Inventory Description
Stone mortar, porous, square, one face with deeply worn depression, poss. burned
Classification
- Mortar
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin I
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 14.9 x 6.1 cm (6 11/16 x 5 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/54170/ 4522
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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