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Object Number 10-71-20/C6756
Display Title Baton with hook
Descriptions
Object Description Baton with hook
Inventory Description Organic, wood stick, hooked one end, broken, split, previously burnt?
Classification
  • Wood
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Chichen Itza
Intrasite Sacred Cenote
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 48.2 x 3.9 x 3.9 cm (19 x 1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object C6756

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