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Object Number 86-32-10/A660
Display Title Earthenware ear spool fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Fragment of terra cotta spool-shaped ear ornament
Inventory Description Earthenware ear spool fragment
Classification
  • Ear Spool
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Ohio / Hamilton County / Anderson Township / Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
Intrasite Mound 1; General diggings
Additional Geographic Terms South bank of Little Miami River, 8 miles from junction with Ohio River
Materials Earthenware
Dimensions Overall: 3.2 × 1.4 × 1.2 cm (1 1/4 × 9/16 × 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object A-660
Provenance
Collector Dr. Charles L. Metz (1886)
Collector Peabody Museum Expedition (1886)

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