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Object Number 973-24-20/24109
Display Title Serpentine pendant, (highly polished), depicting crouching human figure with per
Descriptions
Object Description Serpentine pendant, (highly polished), depicting crouching human figure with arms around knees, perforation, greenstone
Inventory Description Groundstone pendant or bead, carved human effigy, seated, arms wrapped around k
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Preclassic (Mesoamerica)
  • Olmecoid
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms Mexico, Western
Materials Greenstone
Dimensions Overall: 4.2 x 2.9 x 3.9 cm (1 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-24-20/24109

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