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Object Number
84-6-10/34899
Display Title
Metal, copper alloy ear spool fragments, possible fiber impressions around center hole
Descriptions
Object Description
Copper earring, fiber about center.
Inventory Description
Metal, copper alloy ear spool fragments, possible fiber impressions around center hole
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Date
200 BC - AD 400
Culture
- Middle Woodland Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Ohio
/
Ross County
/
Liberty township
/
Liberty Earthworks
Intrasite
Edwin Harness Mound; outside west border of burial chamber 6, postmold
Additional Geographic Terms
Scioto River, 3 km east of, on second terrace
Materials
Copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall (Measurements of largest): 4.7 × 4.4 × 1 cm (1 7/8 × 1 3/4 × 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
34899
Provenance
Collector
Prof. Frederic Ward Putnam
(9/25/1884-10/12/1884)
Collector
Dr. Charles L. Metz
(9/25/1884-10/12/1884)
Expedition
Peabody Museum Expedition
(11/01/1884)
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