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Object Number 46-73-10/54777
Display Title Metate. rectangular. very deep (12.0 cm.) open-ended trough metate. rounded bott
Descriptions
Object Description Metate. rectangular. very deep (12.0 cm.) open-ended trough metate. rounded bottom, slightly incurving straight sides. ground vesicular basalt. 45.8 x 29.1 x 14.0 cm.; with mano 53379
Inventory Description Metate, ground stone, rectangular, U-shaped in cross-section, pitted, cracked
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 XXII
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 46 x 29 x 14.5 cm (18 1/8 x 11 7/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54777; 1771
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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