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Object Number
10-70-20/C6109
Display Title
Fragment of carved jadeite, showing glyph (parrot head)
Descriptions
Object Description
Plaque, portion (inscribed), jade
Inventory Description
Ground stone ornament fragments, carved, polished, perforated, mended.
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Mexico
/
Yucatan
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Chichen Itza
Intrasite
Sacred Cenote
Materials
Greenstone
Dimensions
Overall: 2.5 x 2.9 x 0.7 cm (1 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
C6109
Provenance
Collector
Edward Herbert Thompson
Donor
Dr. Charles Pickering Bowditch
(1910)
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