Copper Nugget
DateCollected in the first half of the twentieth century
CultureIndigenous American
Place MadeSpiro, Oklahoma, USA, North America
MediumCopper
Dimensions2.8 x 3 x 3.9 cm (1 1/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Drs. John and Bessie Sawhill
Object number76.1.13
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ProvenanceEstate of Howard D. Gibbs. Sold to Sawhill at October 1970 Schulman auction (Hans M. F. Schulman, Public Coin Auction, Pt. I, pg. 27, October 6-8, 1970).
DescriptionA native copper nugget from a temple mound at Spiro, Oklahoma.
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