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Object Number
82-35-10/29971
Display Title
Metal, copper alloy ear spool, silver plated, adhered to teardrop shaped copper alloy object, possible pendant; with perforated animal teeth, worked shell beads, mica and charcoal fragments adhered
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Metal, copper alloy ear spool, silver plated, adhered to teardrop shaped copper alloy object, possible pendant; with perforated animal teeth, worked shell beads, mica and charcoal fragments adhered
Classification
- Utilized bone
- Ornament
- Utilized Shell
- Mica
- Charcoal
Department
Archaeological
Date
155 AD - 415 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): 9 × 4.8 × 2.6 cm (3 9/16 × 1 7/8 × 1 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
29971
Provenance
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1882)
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(1882)
Collector
Dr. Charles L. Metz
(1882)
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