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Object Number
84-6-10/34973
Display Title
Metal, copper alloy ear spools and ear spool fragments, each with iron on one side
Descriptions
Object Description
Copper earspools, 1 surface covered with meteoric iron.
Inventory Description
Metal, copper alloy ear spools and ear spool fragments, each with iron on one side
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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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): 4.5 × 4.3 × 2.2 cm (1 3/4 × 1 11/16 × 7/8 in.)
Quantity
7
Label on object
34973
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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