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Object Number
55-57-20/19894
Display Title
19 greenstone celts
Descriptions
Object Description
Celt, greenstone
Inventory Description
Ground stone adzes, tapered, worked to point, both sides, some broken
Classification
- Adze
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maya
- Classic period
- Preclassic (Mesoamerica)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Guatemala
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<County>
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Guatemala City
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Kaminaljuyu
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 3.4 x 10 x 5.2 cm (1 5/16 x 3 15/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
19
Label on object
55-57-20/19894
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