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Object Number 82-23-20/26505
Display Title Shell lip plug
Descriptions
Object Description Shell lip plug
Inventory Description Organic, shell, ornament, lip plug, perforated, incised lines
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Campeche / Isla de Jaina / Jaina
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 x 1.5 x 0.9 cm (1 3/8 x 9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 82-23-20/26505
Credit Line Gift of A. Agassiz, Stephen Salisbury, Jr., and Quincy A. Shaw, 1882

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