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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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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34-159-30/901.1 | Rectangular flat shell discs, pierced twice (5) |
Ornament
|
Carabobo
| |
| 34-159-30/901 | Rectangular flat shell discs, pierced twice (5) |
Ornament
|
Carabobo
| |
| 34-159-30/899 | Pierced conch shell |
Ornament
|
Carabobo
| |
| 33-100-30/192 | Pierced shell |
Ornament
|
La Cabrera
| |
| 34-159-30/890 | Pierced shell bead |
Ornament
|
Carabobo
| |
| 14-63-50/B507 | Cowry shell, pierced |
Ornament
|
Egypt
| |
| 33-100-30/301 | 2 pierced shell turtles |
Ornament
|
La Cabrera
| |
| 33-100-30/179 | 3 pierced shells |
Ornament
|
La Cabrera
| |
| 33-100-30/182 | 3 pierced shells |
Ornament
|
La Cabrera
| |
| 33-100-30/183 | Pierced shells |
Ornament
|
La Cabrera
| |
| 33-100-30/189 | Large pierced shell |
Ornament
|
La Cabrera
| |
| 33-100-30/294 | 3 land snail shells, pierced |
Ornament
|
La Cabrera
|