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Object Number
92-49-20/C433
Display Title
Shell disc
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, ornament, disc, perforation, carved circle, red, yellow pigment
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Honduras
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Copan
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Copan
/
Copan
Intrasite
River front of Main Structure.
Materials
Shell, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 3.7 x 3.7 x 0.5 cm (1 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
C/433
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