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Object Number
11-6-20/C5609
Display Title
Shells, Cyphimia Gibosia, perforated
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell ornament, 2 perforations each, some polished.
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Peten
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Holmul
Intrasite
Ruin B, Room 2, Group II
Additional Geographic Terms
El Cayo, about 30 miles Northwest of
Dimensions
Overall: 2.9 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm (1 1/8 x 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
317
Label on object
C5609
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