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Object Number
63-32-20/21996
Display Title
Thick perforated jade plaque - human sacrifice
Descriptions
Object Description
Plaque, jade; Thick perforated jade plaque - human sacrifice
Inventory Description
Ground stone ornament, carved human figure, perforated, polished, reconstructed.
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Mexico
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Yucatan
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<County>
/
<City>
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Chichen Itza
Intrasite
Sacred Cenote
Materials
Greenstone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.5 x 3.2 x 1.4 cm (3 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
63-32-20/21996
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