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Object Number 11-6-20/C5487
Display Title Barb of stingray engraved with glyphs
Descriptions
Object Description Stingray spine, worked
Inventory Description Organic, bone, utilized, stingray barb, incised, glyphs
Classification
  • Utilized bone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Peten / <County> / <City> / Holmul
Intrasite Skeleton 5, Ruin B, Group II
Additional Geographic Terms El Cayo, about 30 miles Northwest of
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 7.2 x 1.6 x 0.25 cm (2 13/16 x 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Credit Line Peabody Museum Expedition: R.E.Merwin, 1911

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