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Object Number
15-9-50/B855
Display Title
Perforated shell ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell ornament, semi-discoidla, perforation at center, interior spiralled
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Spain
/
Canary Islands
/
Tenerife
/
<City>
/
Guanche Cave
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 3.5 x 3.3 x 1.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
15-9-50/B855
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