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Object Number
92-49-20/C374
Display Title
Sea shell, Spondylus Calcifer
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Two complete shell halves, spiked exterior surface with fossils, pearlescent and red on the interior surface, red color also on exterior
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Honduras
/
Copan
/
<County>
/
Copan
/
Copan
Intrasite
Upper Rear Chamber, Mound 32. Found on floor.
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest half): 10.8 x 14.4 x 2.7 cm (4 1/4 x 5 11/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
92-49-20; C/374
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92-49-20/C229 | Sea Shell. Sponclylus Calcifer. |
Faunal Remain
|
Copan
| |
| 95-42-20/C609 | Spondylus Calcifer shell |
Faunal Remain
|
Copan
| |
| 95-42-20/C591 | Shells, Spondylus Calcifer |
Faunal Remain
|
Copan
| |
| 95-42-20/C686 | Spondylus Calcifer shell |
Utilized Shell
|
Copan
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Spondylus Calcifer shell
| 95-42-20/C653 | Spondylus Calcifer shell |
Copan
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Spondylus Calcifer shell, fragments
| 95-42-20/C654 | Spondylus Calcifer shell, fragments |
Copan
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Red pigment from valve of Spondylus calcifer
| 977-32-20/76904 | Red pigment from valve of Spondylus calcifer |
Soil Sample
Pigment |
Copan
| |
| 01-33-10/61772 | Shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Oliver Site; Mississippi State Site #22Co503; LMS 16-N-6
| |
| 46-77-30/7780 | Shell - spondylus |
Faunal Remain
|
Peru
| |
| 08-33-30/73847 | Spondylus Shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Site H
| |
| 2005.1.139 | Spondylus shell |
Faunal Remain
|
Peru
| |
| 50-24-30/7279 | Unworked spondylus shell |
Faunal Remain
|
Peru
|