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Object Number
2004.29.2399
Display Title
Archaeological finds, property of Rev. C. Foster Williams
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Tennessee. / 1. Vase, Black pottery, Height--4 3/4 Circumference 15 3/4 inches / 2. Ball. Limestone, Circumference 12 in., Weight- 3 pounds. / 3. Sword, Silicious limestone, length 16 1/4 inches. / 4. Pipe, gneiss, with bird head. Small hole in bottom of pipe. / 5. Kneeling woman (Parturient-?) pottery. Height- 4 3/4 inches."
6. Axe. Silicious limestone. Length 5 1/4 : width 4 1/4 inches.
7. Dagger. Silex. Length 4 inches.
8. Discoidal stone, double concave. Yellow silex. Circum. 18 1/4 in.
9. Telescope? Gneiss. Length 17 3/4 inches, Weight- 8 3/4 pounds.
Property of Rev. C. Foster Williams, Ashwood, Tenn.
Keywords
- Manufacture and General Utility
- Household
- Archaeological
- Smoking and Stimulant
Subject
- Pipe
- Axe
- Vase
Department
Photographic
Date
1850-1899
Culture
- Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Tennessee
/
Rutherford County
/
Ashwood
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 4.45 x 10.8 cm (1 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.)
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