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Object Number
34-159-30/887
Display Title
Conch shell pierced as for trumpet
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, perforated, tip removed
Classification
- Utilized Shell
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Venezuela
/
Carabobo
Intrasite
Los Tamarindos trench, inside 118, behind burial 6.
Additional Geographic Terms
La Cabrera; Lake Valencia
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 14.7 x 14 x 12.1 cm (5 13/16 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-159-30/887; 3482
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