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Object Number 58-34-20/32698
Display Title Caracol. Shell beads found in trench at base of upper stairway.
Descriptions
Subject
  • Bead
  • Shell
  • Artifact
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Maya
  • Postclassic period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Chichen Itza
Intrasite Caracol; trench at base of upper stairway.

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