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Object Number 973-24-20/24122
Display Title Polished serpentine bead, plano-convex shape. Presumably used as pendant, with
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone pendant, carved human facial features, 1 perforation, polished gree
Classification
  • Pendant
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Preclassic (Mesoamerica)?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Guerrero?
Additional Geographic Terms Mexico, Western?
Materials Greenstone
Dimensions Overall: 7.1 x 6.5 x 2.7 cm (2 13/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 973-24-20/24122; 38

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