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Object Number
16-24-30/C7510
Display Title
Shell turtle fetish
Descriptions
Object Description
Effigy (turtle), shell
Inventory Description
Organic, shell effigy, turtle, perforated at center, incised
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
United States
/
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
/
Puerto Rico
/
Santa Isabel
/
Hacienda Florida
Intrasite
Shell heap
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 2.3 x 1.8 x 0.3 cm (7/8 x 11/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
C7510/ Florida/ P.R.
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Isquierdo
(1916)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(1916)
Donor
Donated by
Mrs. Samuel K. Lothrop
(1916)
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