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Object Number
2004.29.2228
Display Title
Section of serpent looking west.
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Ohio. Adams County, Serpent Mound. / Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. / Section of Serpent looking west towards head. / [verso] M.H. Saville, Photographer."
Keywords
- Archaeological
- Site and Excavation
Subject
- Head
- Mound
- Serpent
Department
Photographic
Date
1883-1891
Artist
Marshall H. Saville
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Ohio
/
Adams County
/
<City>
/
Serpent Mound
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 15.24 x 20.32 cm (6 x 8 in.)
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