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Object Number 46-73-10/54709
Display Title Stone effigy fragment. ovoid, thick body. pecked into shape. 1 broken end. intac
Descriptions
Object Description Ovoid stone effigy fragment with thick body; much of surface pecked into shape; intact end has two knobs (leg-like) with a groove in between; broken at one end; quartzite (silicaceous). 9.2x5.8x4.3 cm. (length (broken) x width x height)
Inventory Description Stone, ovoid, one end broken, one end carved withtwo lobes, possibly effigy
Classification
  • Effigy
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XXIII
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 9.1 x 5.8 x 4.1 cm (3 9/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54709/ 4595
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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