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The triple coil of the tail of the serpent.
The triple coil of the tail of the serpent.
Object Number 2004.29.2272
Display Title The triple coil of the tail of the serpent.
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Serpent Mound Park, Adams Co., Ohio. / Peabody Museum of Amer. Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. / John Cone Kimball, Photographer. / 19 -- The Triple Coil of the Tail of the Serpent"
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Site and Excavation
Subject
  • Mound
  • Serpent
  • Tail
Department Photographic
Date 1887
Artist John Cone Kimball
Culture
  • Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Adams County / <City> / Serpent Mound
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 15.24 cm (4 x 6 in.)

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