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Bone implements from shell mound
Object Number 2004.29.15493
Display Title Bone implements from shell mound
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Japan / Hizen Prov. / Imari / Bone implements - From a shell mound at Imori. discovered by Edward S. Morse. Collected by him assisted / by Dr. David Murray, Profs. Toyama and Yutabe, Mr. Matsura, Mr. Susaki and Mr. Matsumura - From Imperial Univ. of Tokyo - 1877."
Department Photographic
Date 1877
Culture
  • Japanese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan / <State> / <County> / Hizen
Additional Geographic Terms Imari
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.3825 × 19.05 cm (4 7/8 × 7 1/2 in.)
Provenance
Collector Imperial University, Tokyo

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