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Object Number
46-73-10/54765
Display Title
Metate. rectangular, open-ended trough. rounded bottom & sides. ground vesicular
Descriptions
Object Description
Metate. rectangular, open-ended trough. rounded bottom & sides. ground vesicular basalt. 44.5 x 29.1 x 12.5 cm. at rim; Very highly finished and handsomely squared, narrow, comparatively unworn lava metate for mealing with coarse ground lava muller
Inventory Description
Metate, ground stone, rectangular, thin ridge at each side, pitted
Classification
- Metate
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin xx
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 45 x 29.5 x 13.5 cm (17 11/16 x 11 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/54765
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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