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Object Number 46-73-10/54254
Display Title Stone ball or pecking stone. hemispherical small cobble with incrustations cover
Descriptions
Object Description Hemispherical stone ball, possible pecking stone with incrustations covering most of surface; granitic. 6.4x6x5.2 cm.
Inventory Description Stone sphere, with light-colored crust partially worn away, red stone beneath
Classification
  • Roundstone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin II
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 6.3 x 5.9 x 5.2 cm (2 1/2 x 2 5/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54254/ 974a/ II
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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