Sherd
97-563-6473A
From: United States of America | New Jersey | Mercer County | Near Trenton
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 97-563-6473A |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Lenape | Delaware Culture |
| Provenience | United States of America | New Jersey | Mercer County | Near Trenton |
| Culture Area | Northeast Culture Area |
| Locus | grave |
| Period | Woodland Period | Historic Period |
| Date Made | 200 - 1620 CE |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Description | The sherd consists of two smaller, mended pieces. The sherd is tempered with shell and has impressed surface treatment, most likely made with a cord-wrapped stick. The interior surface appears darker, possibly from use and possibly from the firing environment. |
| Length | 6.3 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Width | 5.7 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Thickness | 1.1 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997 |
| Other Number | L-563-6473A - Old Museum Number | 15372 - ANSP Number | 30 - Other Number |
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