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Object Number 33-99-20/3458
Display Title Tiny shell beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell, bead
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Peten / <County> / <City> / Uaxactun
Intrasite A group, above floor, top of A I
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 0.6 x 0.2 x 0.1 cm (1/4 x 1/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 14
Label on object 33-99-20/3458

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