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Object Number 34-159-30/888
Display Title Pierced shell pendant, broken
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell ornament, 2 perforations
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Venezuela / Carabobo
Intrasite Los Tamarindos trench, found on top of skull of burial 9
Additional Geographic Terms La Cabrera; Lake Valencia
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 4.6 x 3.7 x 0.4 cm (1 13/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-159-30/888

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