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Object Number 04-24-20/C3745
Display Title Shell nose ornament
Descriptions
Object Description Nose ornament, shell
Inventory Description Shell pendant, U-shaped, carved nodes, 2 perforations.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca / <County> / <City> / Nochistlan
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 x 1.7 x 3.5 cm (1 13/16 x 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C3745
Credit Line Gift of Charles P. Bowditch, 1904
Provenance
Collector Mrs. Bradford
Collector Alfred P. Maudslay
Donor Dr. Charles Pickering Bowditch (1904)

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