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Object Number
87-61-30/54523
Display Title
Necklace of shell and vegetable with terra cotta beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell beads, discoidal, tabular, and zoomorphic, double strand on fiber
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Coastal?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Lima Province
/
Ancon
Intrasite
Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms
Chillon Valley
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 42.2 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm (16 5/8 x 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
54523
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