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Object Number
34-119-10/100561.1.105
Display Title
Large bottle with two handles, found in child's grave on west bank of Callo Atas
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Cameron, Carson Counties, Texas. 34-119. / Large bottle with two handles, found in childs grave on the west bank of Callo Atascosa, near Laguna Madre, edge of Cameron County, Texas. / Found by A. E. Anderson, 311 Merchants National Bank Bldg., Brownsville, Texas, in the year 1929. / The form of this vessel, and more especially its painted designs, would seem to sffiliate it with the Haustec pottery aboutTampico. / Height: 14 1/2"; Extreme circumference 30 1/2. / Tozzer (see #337 & #338) / Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman of Department of Anthropology, University of Texas."
Keywords
- Archaeological
- Household
Subject
- Bottle
Department
Photographic
Date
1900-1934
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Texas
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Cameron County
Additional Geographic Terms
Laguna Madre
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Prof. James Edwin Pearce
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