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Object Number
46-73-10/54891
Display Title
Metate. very shallow, open-ended trough metate. fairly straight sides & rounded
Descriptions
Object Description
Metate. very shallow, open-ended trough metate. fairly straight sides & rounded base. ground vesicular basalt. 45.2 x 27.9 x 14.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Ground stone metate, rectangular, shallow trough, pitted
Classification
- Metate
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin II
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 45 x 28 cm (6 5/16 x 17 11/16 x 11 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
Los Muertos / Arizona.; ##; 953; 54891
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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