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Object Number
11-6-20/C5619
Display Title
Shell disc depicting human face
Descriptions
Object Description
Shell disc with engraved human face
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, ornament, disc, incised, human head
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Peten
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<County>
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<City>
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Holmul
Intrasite
Ruin B, Room 2, Group II
Additional Geographic Terms
El Cayo, about 30 miles Northwest of
Materials
Shell Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 4.8 x 0.25 cm (1 7/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Peabody Museum Expedition, 1911
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