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Object Number 46-73-10/54194
Display Title Pestle. small, cylindrical, shaped. 1 end of piece has smaller diameter (2.6 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description Small, cylindrical pestle; one end (3.2 cm. of piece) has a smaller diameter than rest of pestle (2.6 cm. vs. 3.8 cm.); vesicular basalt. 8.4x3.9x3.8 cm.
Inventory Description Stone pestle, porous, cylindrical, tapered at one end, both ends slightly worn
Classification
  • Pestle
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: 8.4 x 4 x 3.8 cm (3 5/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54194/ 1385/
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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