Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Stone weapon. Object is long and thin with a hole bored laterally through the centre. At each end are carved three shallow encircling rings.
Gourd shaped clay rattle. The body is bulbous, with a line of holes starting at the shoulder, running across the bottom and up to the shoulder on the other side. Two holes pierce the clay on each side of this semi-circle. Incised lines pattern the body around the holes. The neck is long and thin, tapering slightly toward the top, where a small protruding ring is located. When moved, the instrument emits a rattling sound.
Round ceramic vessel with three legs. Dish has a deep body with a slightly flared rim and straight sides. The bottom recedes into a rounded base. The body is decorated with round perforations in long vertical protrusions laid down in sets of two around the pot. The legs are conical and perforated by oblong holes.
Stone disk. Object is oval with a slightly bulging profile top and bottom. A deep, encircling groove has been carved around the edges. The top is covered by a set of straight, parallel, and neatly gouged lines, 14 in all. The stone is smooth and shiny, and the edges of the groove and line-gouges are smooth and worn.
Small clay rattle in the shape of a bull(?). The animal’s head has prominent up-curving horns, round protruding eyes and a long nose with a hole bored through horizontally. The body of the rattle is long and round with a curved bottom and a rectangular hole cut vertically into one side. A large irregular-shaped ball can be seen through this hole, contained within the hollow centre of the rattle. It makes a soft jingling noise when shaken.
Small stone bead, cylindrical and squat in shape, with a hole bored laterally through the centre. The hole is narrow at its centre and flares toward the outer edges, causing the bead to have relatively thin walls at its end points.
Small stone pendant, possibly in the shape of an animal or fish. The piece is long and thin, with a blunt uplifted point in front that has a hole bored through the stone. The rear is also uplifted and flattened to a narrow horizontal edge. Along the bottom near the front are carved several protruding bumps.
Small stone tool, round. Object is short and cylindrical with a hole bored through its centre, small at the base and flaring widely toward the top. This flare is reflected only slightly on the outside wall of the object. Two raised, encircling rings are carved into the exterior just under the rim. The base is a round flat ring with two small carved notches.
Clay spindle whorl that is round and squat with a hole bored through the centre from top to bottom. The upper portion of the object has incised designs including a ring encircling the hole at top and a series of vertical lines around the body. The lower portion shows faint evidence of linear decoration as well.
Small stone pendant, possibly in the shape of an animal or fish. The piece is long and thin, with a blunt point that has circular perforations on either side that mimic eyes. Small “x” shapes are carved into one undulating edge that ends in a flat base. A hole is bored through the stone near the base.