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Object Number
84-6-10/34972
Display Title
Metal, copper alloy ear spool fragments, with possible iron covering
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Metal, copper alloy ear spool fragments, with possible iron covering
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Ohio
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Ross County
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<City>
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Liberty Earthworks; Ohio State Site # 33RO22
Intrasite
Edwin Harness Mound; from the first and second excavations by the schoolboys
Additional Geographic Terms
Liberty Township; Scioto River, 3 km east of, on second terrace
Materials
Copper alloy , Ferrous metal
Dimensions
Overall (Measurements of largest): 4.1 × 4.1 × 1.8 cm (1 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 11/16 in.)
Quantity
7
Label on object
34972
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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