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Object Number 42-4-20/13990
Display Title Stone bead - human face on one surface
Descriptions
Object Description Stone bead - human face on one surface. Bead, stone
Inventory Description Ground stone bead, head, anthropomorphic? incised lines at top, nose? mouth? sco
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / El Quiche / <County> / Santo Tomas Chichicastenango
Intrasite Altar place
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 3.3 x 3.2 x 2.6 cm (1 5/16 x 1 1/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-4-20/13990; Quiche

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