Discoidal

Discoidal

Public Domain

CultureMississippian
Titles
  • Discoidal
Date1000–1400 AD
PlaceUnited States
MediumLight quartzite
Dimensions2 1/2 × 6 15/16 in. diameter (6.4 × 17.6 cm)
Credit LineThe McDannald Collection, gift of Arthur T. McDannald
Object number63.150
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas
Object Type
ProvenanceArthur T. McDannald (d. 1963), Houston; given to MFAH, 1963.

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