Small conch shell

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Object Number 35-106-20/12299

Display Title Small conch shell

Descriptions

Object Description Sample, shell (conch)

Department Archaeological

Culture

Aztec

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Central America / Mexico / Federal District / Cuauhtémoc / <City> / Apartado 88

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
Image Not Available for Sample, shell (conch); 39 conch shells: Melonga bispinata Philippi, Trachycardiu	969-1-20/23616.2	Sample, shell (conch); 39 conch shells: Melonga bispinata Philippi, Trachycardiu	Shell	Chichen Itza?
	52-30-20/19015	Small jadite sculpture in form of a conch shell - dancing man figure engraved	Sculpture	Oaxaca
Image Not Available for 39 conch shells: Melonga bispinata Philippi, Trachycardium egmontianum Shutt, Fa	969-1-20/23616	39 conch shells: Melonga bispinata Philippi, Trachycardium egmontianum Shutt, Fa	Utilized Shell	Chichen Itza?
Image Not Available for 39 conch shells: Melonga bispinata Philippi, Trachycardium egmontianum Shutt, Fa	969-1-20/23616.1	39 conch shells: Melonga bispinata Philippi, Trachycardium egmontianum Shutt, Fa	Utilized Shell	Chichen Itza?
	11-39-20/C5751	Conch shells	Faunal Remain	Placeres del Oro
	39-70-60/6526	3 small shell and conch fragments	Faunal Remain	Virapatam Pondicherry
Image Not Available for Small conch shell	92-37-10/49208	Small conch shell		Tennessee
Image Not Available for Fragments of conch shell	11-39-20/C5752	Fragments of conch shell	Faunal Remain	Placeres del Oro
Image Not Available for Small pair of conch-shells perforated at apices for use as trumpets or sacred mu	46-73-10/88652	Small pair of conch-shells perforated at apices for use as trumpets or sacred mu		Las Acequias
	24-9-10/94298	Conch shells (strombus gigas)	Utilized Shell	Campbell Wampum Factory
	977-4-20/25420	Black Ware four hole ocarina representing conch shell, incised and with punctuation	Figurine	El Viejo
	24-9-10/94308	Worked conch shell used in making 'moons' - round shell discs	Worked Shell	Campbell Wampum Factory

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