Charmstone

Museum number:
1-10662
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21010010662
Alternate number:
150 (burial number)
Accession number:
Acc.263
Description:
Nicely finished, tapering toward each end, each end being perforated and having a pointed knob.
Donor:
John Campbell Merriam
Collection place:
CA-CCo-295, Richmond, Contra Costa County
Collector:
John Campbell Merriam
Collection date:
1907
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Charmstones
Accession date:
1907
Context of use:
Burial.
Department:
Associated funerary objects
Comment:
Published: A. A. E. VII, Pl. 43. fig. 4
Loans:
S1964-1965 #31: Science Center (Diablo Valley College) (1960–July 21, 1967), S2001-2002 #15: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Kent Lightfoot (January 23, 2002–January 23, 2003), and S2004-2005 #8: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Kent Lightfoot (dates unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Charmstone, accession number 1-10662, described as Nicely finished, tapering toward each end, each end being perforated and having a pointed knob. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charmstone, accession number 1-10662, described as Nicely finished, tapering toward each end, each end being perforated and having a pointed knob. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charmstone, accession number 1-10662, described as Nicely finished, tapering toward each end, each end being perforated and having a pointed knob. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Charmstone, accession number 1-10662, described as Nicely finished, tapering toward each end, each end being perforated and having a pointed knob. Notice: Image restricted due to its potentially sensitive nature. Contact Museum to request access.

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