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Object Number 36-79-20/4584
Display Title Terra cotta ear plug
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ceramic ear spool, two flat discs on opposite sides of circumferential groove, discs of differing sizes, center perforation, significant loss
Classification
  • Ear Spool
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Guerrero
Intrasite Pyramid
Additional Geographic Terms Taxco, Few miles southwest of; Acapulco, on road to
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 1.1 x 1.9 x 1.7 cm (7/16 x 3/4 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-79-20/4584

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