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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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