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Object Number
04-24-20/C3745
Display Title
Shell nose ornament
Descriptions
Object Description
Nose ornament, shell
Inventory Description
Shell pendant, U-shaped, carved nodes, 2 perforations.
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Nochistlan
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 4.6 x 1.7 x 3.5 cm (1 13/16 x 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
C3745
Credit Line
Gift of Charles P. Bowditch, 1904
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Bradford
Collector
Alfred P. Maudslay
Donor
Dr. Charles Pickering Bowditch
(1904)
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