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Object Number 34-38-20/3525
Display Title Mirror of stone covered with iron pyrites
Descriptions
Object Description Mirror, stone, pyrite. See conservation for additional description.
Inventory Description Ground stone roundstone, polished, mirror, covered with pyrite (flaking off)
Classification
  • Roundstone
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Aztec
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms Valley of Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 22.5 x 22.7 x 1.8 cm (8 7/8 x 8 15/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-38-20/3525
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Peabody Museum Association, 1934
Provenance
Collector Mrs. A. Frank
Agent Amelia Elizabeth White (1934)

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