Copper-and-Wood Ear Disc (71a982)

Description

**Copper-and-wood ear disc (with modern wood mount on back)** Location: Town Creek site (31Mg2-3), Montgomery County, North Carolina. Period: Mississippian (AD 1150-1400). Material: copper and wood. Dimensions: length, 55.1 mm; width, 53.8 mm; thickness (with mount), 5.6 mm. Notes: Catalog no. 71a982, North Carolina Archaeological Collection, Research Laboratories of Archaeology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Model by Abigail Gancz.