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Object Number 46-73-10/54778
Display Title Metate. rectangular. deep, open-ended trough metate. rounded bottom & sides
Descriptions
Object Description Metate. rectangular. deep, open-ended trough metate. rounded bottom & sides. shaped by pecking. vesicular basalt. 46.8 x 31.4 x 17.0 cm. at rim.
Inventory Description Ground stone, metate, U-shaped in cross-section, chipped
Classification
  • Metate
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin III; in eastern plaza with sacrificial accumulation of metates, etc.
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 47 x 31 cm (6 11/16 x 18 1/2 x 12 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54778; 4512.
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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