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Object Number 51-25-20/20421
Display Title Shell disc, carved shell pelican and shell beads
Descriptions
Object Description Shell, disc, carved shell pelican and shell beads
Inventory Description Organic, shell beads, discoidal, and bird-shaped, shell disc
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Panama / Panama / <County> / <City> / Venado Beach
Intrasite Area A, Trench 8, Skeleton 2
Additional Geographic Terms Canal Zone
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 1.4 x 1.4 x 0.1 cm (9/16 x 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 36
Label on object 51-25-20/20421

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