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Object Number
46-73-10/54771
Display Title
Metate. elongated ovoid small boulder. open-ended trough with slight raised rim.
Descriptions
Object Description
Metate. elongated ovoid small boulder. open-ended trough with slight raised rim. (trough deeper in center of metate). periphery appears pecked & flaked. ground rhyolite. 41.3 x 19.5 x 7.0 cm. at rim
Inventory Description
Stone metate, surface pecked, one face concave, portion missing from one edge
Classification
- Metate
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XIV
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 42.1 x 19.1 x 6 cm (16 9/16 x 7 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/54771/ 1431b/ XIV/ Los Muertos/ Arizona
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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