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Object Number
34-119-10/100561.1.26
Display Title
Intricately carved shell gorget owned by Dr. Alex Dienst.
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Bell County, Texas. 34-119. / Intricately carved shell gotget - owned by Dr. Alex Dienst Temple. Exact history not known; obtained from an itinerant horse trader. / Figure on right seems to represent the thunderbird or eagle; that on right may be some mythical creature, probably a conventionalized form of the plumed serpent. They appear to be engaged in combat. Note presence of holes at the center and right edge of gorget. / Diameter varies from 5 3/16" to 5 9/16". / 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
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United States
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Texas
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Anderson County
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Prof. James Edwin Pearce
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