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Object Number
10-71-20/C7716
Display Title
Gold crab bell
Descriptions
Object Description
Bell (effigy), gold
Inventory Description
Metal, gold effigy crab, hollow body with bell, loop on chest
Classification
- Metal
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Veraguas
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Yucatan
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Chichen Itza
Intrasite
Sacred Cenote
Materials
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 2.75 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm (1 1/16 x 1 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Overall, Weight: 28.35 g (0.028 kg)
Quantity
1
Label on object
10-71-20/C7716
Credit Line
Peabody Museum Expedition, 1907-1910
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