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Object Number
27-16-20/C10028
Display Title
Shell beads
Descriptions
Object Description
Bead, shell
Inventory Description
Organic, shell bead necklace, spondylus, tubular and discoidal
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Oaxaca
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1.2 x 1 x 0.7 cm (1/2 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
One strand of beads
Label on object
C10028
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