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Object Number 88-46-30/47067
Display Title Shell fragment from shell heap
Descriptions
Object Description Shell fragment from shell heap
Inventory Description Sea urchin shell fragment
Classification
  • Shell
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Chile / Coquimbo / <County> / <City> / Coquimbo, Shell heap
Materials Sea urchin
Dimensions Overall: 1.3 x 1.1 x 0.4 cm (1/2 x 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47067

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