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Object Number
82-35-10/29891
Display Title
Metal, copper alloy ear spool fragments; worked shell beads, perforated animal teeth, charcoal fragments, rolled copper alloy beads, perforated pearls, chipped stone flake, many adhered together and stained by copper
Descriptions
Object Description
Copper stained cinders, beads, etc.
Inventory Description
Metal, copper alloy ear spool fragments; worked shell beads, perforated animal teeth, charcoal fragments, rolled copper alloy beads, perforated pearls, chipped stone flake, many adhered together and stained by copper
Classification
- Bead
- Pearl
- Ornament
- Bead
- Flake
- Ornament
- Charcoal
Department
Archaeological
Date
260 AD - 535 AD
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Ohio
/
Hamilton County
/
Anderson Township
/
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Intrasite
Mound 3, altar
Additional Geographic Terms
South bank of Little Miami River, 8 miles from junction with Ohio River
Dimensions
Overall (Measurements of largest ear spool fragment): 3.7 × 1.9 × 0.6 cm (1 7/16 × 3/4 × 1/4 in.)
Quantity
220
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1882)
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(1882)
Collector
Dr. Charles L. Metz
(1882)
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