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Copper earspools / Hopewell

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Unincised copper earspools.

These earspools were likely fashioned from a native copper nugget.

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Title(s): 
Copper earspools
Culture: 
Hopewell
Date: 
200 BCE -- 500 CE
Period: 
Woodland
Materials/Techniques: 
Copper, Silver
Dimensions: 
a - 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); b - 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
63.118a-b
Previous Number(s): 
63.118 a
Department: 
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