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Shell gorget or pendant.
Object Number 34-119-10/100561.1.25
Display Title Shell gorget or pendant.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Bell County, Texas. 34-119. / Owned by Dr. Alex Dienst, Temple, Texas. Shell gorget, or pendant decorated with rows of drilles pits forming a "T," or variant of the cross. / Note that specimen bears a single suspension hole rather than two holes such as commonly appear in the circular gorgets. / Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman, Department of Anthropology, University of Texas."
Keywords
  • Archaeological
Subject
  • Gorget
Department Photographic
Date 1900-1934
Culture
  • Southeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Texas / Anderson County
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Prof. James Edwin Pearce

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34-119-10/100561.1.130 Bowl bearing weathered incised lines
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