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Object Number 10-71-20/C10073
Display Title Gold helmet
Descriptions
Object Description Gold helmet, plain; perforated at edge with 25 small holes; three additional perforations in a row on body of helmet
Inventory Description Meta, gold helmet, bowl-shaped, thin sheet, perforated around rim and center
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Date 900-1200
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Chichen Itza
Intrasite Sacred Cenote
Materials Gold
Dimensions Overall: 8.9 x 28.8 x 8.9 cm (3 1/2 x 11 5/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 10-71-20/C10073
Credit Line Peabody Museum Expedition, 1907-1910

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