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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
  • Raw Material
  • Metate
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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