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Object Number
46-77-30/5961
Display Title
Circular shell plaque - puma head stone and shell mosaic inlay
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, ciruclar, perforated at center, mosaic stone and shell inlay
Classification
- Utilized Shell
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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La Libertad Region
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Trujillo Province
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Trujillo
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Hacienda Casa Grande
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast; Chicama Valley
Materials
Shell, Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 5.8 x 5.3 x 0.4 cm (2 5/16 x 2 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/5961
Credit Line
Gift of Alfred M. Tozzer and Donald Scott, 1946
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