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Object Number
11-6-20/C5685
Display Title
Shell belt ornament with red pigment, pierced for suspension
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, ornament, belt, spondylus, pigment, center perforation
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
/
Peten
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Holmul
Intrasite
Room 5A, Ruin B, Group II
Additional Geographic Terms
El Cayo, about 30 miles Northwest of
Materials
Shell, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 18 cm (2 3/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
11-6-20/C5685
Credit Line
Peabody Museum Expedition: Raymond E. Merwin, Director, 1911
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