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Object Number
10-71-20/C10068
Display Title
Sheet gold disc depicting human sacrifice
Descriptions
Object Description
Gold sheet metal disc figuring scene of human sacrifice. Disc H
Inventory Description
Metal, gold embossed disc, fragmentary, pieced together and mounted on board
Classification
- Metal
Department
Archaeological
Date
9th century
Culture
- Postclassic period
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Yucatan
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Chichen Itza
Intrasite
Sacred Cenote
Materials
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 21.5 x 0.1 cm (8 11/16 x 8 7/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
10-71-20/C10068
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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