Pottery-making anvil (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 1100-1550 (Middle to Late Mississippian period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Seller
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921
label: Previous owner
content: Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
label: Excavator
content: Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896
notes: label: Collection History
content: Excavated by Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana) between 1867 and 1869; purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Near sacred mound; East Nashville Mounds site, Cumberland River; Nashville; Davidson County; Tennessee; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Pottery making tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 7424
label: Barcode
content: 007424.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Pottery making tools
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pottery-making anvil (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Ground
label: Dimensions
content: 14 x 9.8 x 7.6 cm