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Object Number 34-159-30/897
Display Title Necklace of 43 cylindrical shell beads, 1 cylindrical stone bead, 1 flat shell b
Descriptions
Object Description Necklace of 43 cylindrical shell beads, 1 cylindrical stone bead, 1 flat shell bead
Inventory Description Organic, shell beads, discoidal, strung on wire
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Venezuela / Carabobo
Intrasite Los Tamarindos trench, under skull of burial 10
Additional Geographic Terms La Cabrera; Lake Valencia
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 34 x 1.8 x 0.8 cm (13 3/8 x 11/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-159-30/897

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