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Object Number
04-24-20/C3741
Display Title
Dog's head pendant, shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Pendant, effigy (dog), shell
Inventory Description
Shell effigy pendant, carved dog head, flat on one side.
Classification
- Effigy
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Nochistlan
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 3.6 x 1 x 0.8 cm (1 7/16 x 3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
C3741
Provenance
Owner
Mrs. Bradford
Intermediary
Alfred P. Maudslay
Donor
Dr. Charles Pickering Bowditch
(1904)
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