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Name:
Pottery sherd (ceramic vessel fragment)

Description:

Native American pottery sherd from a Tennessee River Valley artifact collection. This hand-formed ceramic fragment with visible temper was once part of a cooking or storage vessel used by Woodland or Mississippian cultures.

Accession Number:
2024.1.211

Prior Inventory Number:
682

Collection:

Sub Collection:

Category:
Anthropology

Keywords:
Pottery sherd

Object Size (LxWxH):
1.5" x 1" x .625"

Type/Materials:
Fired clay

Origin Continent:
North America

Origin Country:
United States

Origin State/Province:
Unknown

Origin City/Town:
Unknown

Date/Era:
Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)

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