Mortar fragments

Museum number:
1-189823
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010189823
Alternate number:
Bur. A (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.1819 and Acc.2416
Description:
Basalt, ground; 3 pieces glued together, forming part of base and side; 1 rim fragment; 1 base fragment; Late Horizon, 1500-1800 A.D.
Donor:
Jean Moss and Nancy H. Moore
Collection place:
CA-CCo-311, Alamo, Contra Costa County
Collector:
Jean Moss
Collection date:
September 1967
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Ground stone and Mortars (grinding tools)
Accession date:
1964
Context of use:
Burial.
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Dimensions:
3 glued pieces:— 21 centimeters, rim fragment:— length 13 centimeters, rim fragment:— length 10.5 centimeters, and base fragment:— length 11 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mortar fragments, accession number 1-189823, described as Basalt, ground; 3 pieces glued together, forming part of base and side; 1 rim fragment; 1 base fragment; Late Horizon, 1500-1800 A.D.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Mortar fragments, accession number 1-189823, described as Basalt, ground; 3 pieces glued together, forming part of base and side; 1 rim fragment; 1 base fragment; Late Horizon, 1500-1800 A.D.

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