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Greenstone tablet depicting lord grasping a cacao tree as a staff
Object Number 10-71-20/C7410
Display Title Greenstone tablet depicting lord grasping a cacao tree as a staff
Descriptions
Object Description Plaque, portion, jade. Additional descriptive notes in Conservation.
Inventory Description Ground stone ornament, carved human figure, polished, perforated, reconstructed.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Date 700–1100 CE
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Chichen Itza
Intrasite Sacred Cenote
Materials Greenstone
Dimensions Overall: 13.7 x 11.3 x 0.6 cm (5 3/8 x 4 7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C7410
Credit Line Peabody Museum Expedition, E. H. Thompson, Director, 1907-1910
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1907-1910)
Collector Edward Herbert Thompson (1907-1910)

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