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Object Number
10-71-20/C7678
Display Title
Gold mouth overlay
Descriptions
Object Description
Two eye goggles with feathered serpents one mouthpiece with glyphic devices, part of gold mask.; Mouth overlay ( see "Notes and Histories"-Conservation for additional descriptive information)
Inventory Description
Metal, worked, sheet gold (?), cut oval-shape design w/ cut and embossed designs
Classification
- Miscellaneous
Department
Archaeological
Date
AD 800-900
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Yucatan
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Chichen Itza
Intrasite
Sacred Cenote
Materials
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 7.4 x 14.8 x 0.1 cm (2 15/16 x 5 13/16 x 1/16 in.)
Overall, Weight: 28.35 g (0.028 kg)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Peabody Museum Expedition, E. H. Thompson, Director, 1907-1910
Provenance
Collector
Peabody Museum Expedition
(1907-1910 - 1910)
Collector
Edward Herbert Thompson
(1907-1910 - 1910)
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