Dear All,

I need help identifying a small cast bronze object embossed with unique
writing or symbols and a quadruped that looks like a rhino or elephant.
This object was found during a metal detection survey of a site
in Boonville, Missouri, which was occupied almost continuously from the
1820s through the mid-1990s. An original single-pen log cabin is at the
center of the present house (and completely visible on the interior). An
early 20th century rear addition and the original outbuildings didn't
survive. Oral information suggests that one of the razed buildings was a
slave quarters and that at least one of the long-time antebellum occupants
was a slave owner. The piece was found about eight inches below the surface
on the rear portion of the lot at the spot where the possible quarters
stood.  If you are interested or think you can help, then send me an email
and I will forward you some images.

Thanks,

Tim


Timothy E. Baumann, Ph.D. , RPA

Curator of Collections

Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology

Indiana University

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