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Object Number
2004.29.2259
Display Title
Head of Serpent with oval embankment in front
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Serpent Mound Park, Adams Co., Ohio. / Peabody Museum Amer. Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. / John Cone Kimball, Photographer, 1887. / 10-- Head of the Serpent with the Oval embankment in front. The enclosed triangular area is on the same level with the inside of the oval.
The hills beyond are two miles distant, on the opposite side of Brush Creek."
Keywords
- Archaeological
- Site and Excavation
Subject
- Mound
- Serpent
- Head
Department
Photographic
Date
1887
Artist
John Cone Kimball
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Ohio
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Adams County
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<City>
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Serpent Mound
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 17.78 cm (4 1/4 x 7 in.)
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