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Object Number 11-6-20/C5512
Display Title Pyrite
Descriptions
Inventory Description Raw material, non-cultural, pyrite fragments
Classification
  • Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Peten / <County> / <City> / Holmul
Intrasite Skeleton 12 (or 5), Room 2, Ruin B, Group II
Additional Geographic Terms El Cayo, about 30 miles Northwest of
Materials Pyrite
Dimensions Overall: 1 x 0.5 x 0.3 cm (3/8 x 3/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 10+
Label on object C5512

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