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Object Number 11-6-20/C5463
Display Title Barb of sting ray
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, bone, faunal remain, stingray spine, broken.
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Guatemala / Peten / <County> / <City> / Holmul
Intrasite Skeleton 4 or 2, Ruin B, Group II
Additional Geographic Terms El Cayo, about 30 miles Northwest of
Materials Bone
Dimensions Overall: 6.2 x 1.2 x 0.4 cm (2 7/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object C5463
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1911)
Collector Raymond E. Merwin (1911)

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