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Section of large marine shells, cut edge 6.25 x 4.5 x 2.75 - Northeast Colonnade
Section of large marine shells, cut edge 6.25 x 4.5 x 2.75 - Northeast Colonnade
Object Number 58-34-20/31984
Display Title Section of large marine shells, cut edge 6.25 x 4.5 x 2.75 - Northeast Colonnade
Descriptions
Subject
  • Organic
  • Utilized Shell
  • Shell
  • Artifact
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Maya
  • Postclassic period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Chichen Itza
Intrasite NE Colonnade

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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Marine shells - Northeast Colonnade.
58-34-20/31985 Marine shells - Northeast Colonnade.
Chichen Itza
Marine shells - holes drilled in two - Northeast Colonnade.
58-34-20/31986 Marine shells - holes drilled in two - Northeast Colonnade.
Chichen Itza
Image Not Available for Disc. ovoid worked sherd with ground edges. casa grande red-on-buff. 4.5 x 3.8 x
46-73-10/55469 Disc. ovoid worked sherd with ground edges. casa grande red-on-buff. 4.5 x 3.8 x
Disk
Los Muertos
Carved wooden pulley, animal head, goat? (approx. 6.5"high x 2.75"long)
61-56-50/10482 Carved wooden pulley, animal head, goat? (approx. 6.5"high x 2.75"long)
Pulley
Africa
Mortar. circular boulder with large circular depression (14.5 x 4.5 cm.) in cent
46-73-10/54762 Mortar. circular boulder with large circular depression (14.5 x 4.5 cm.) in cent
Mortar
Los Muertos
Wood mask, 16 in. h. x 4.5 in. w. x 4.5 in. d.
976-31-70/5452 Wood mask, 16 in. h. x 4.5 in. w. x 4.5 in. d.
Mask
Papua New Guinea
Flat basket plaque, 4.5" x 4.5"
65-46-50/10723 Flat basket plaque, 4.5" x 4.5"
Raw Material
Mat
Angola
Image Not Available for Smoothing stone. ovoid, small cobble. quartzite. 11.8 x 4.5 x 2.0 cm.
46-73-10/54373 Smoothing stone. ovoid, small cobble. quartzite. 11.8 x 4.5 x 2.0 cm.
Polishing stone
Los Muertos
Stone ceremonial object-fetish, triangular cobble; 11.6 x 4.5 x 2.3 cm.
46-73-10/54588 Stone ceremonial object-fetish, triangular cobble; 11.6 x 4.5 x 2.3 cm.
Polishing stone
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for 2 basalt groundstone fragments. 4.5 x 4.9 x 4.0 cm., 4.2 x 2.2 x 2.5 cm.
977-17-10/57437 2 basalt groundstone fragments. 4.5 x 4.9 x 4.0 cm., 4.2 x 2.2 x 2.5 cm.
Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for Quartz flakes, utilized, 4.5 x 3.2 x .5 cm and 2.7 x 3.9 x .7 cm.
977-17-10/57661 Quartz flakes, utilized, 4.5 x 3.2 x .5 cm and 2.7 x 3.9 x .7 cm.
Palmer Area 11 pa6
Casts of 3 perforated marine shells
39-46-60/6003 Casts of 3 perforated marine shells
Ornament
Choukoutien