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Object Number
11-6-20/C5581
Display Title
Shell beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, round beads, strung on a wire
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
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Guatemala
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Peten
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<County>
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<City>
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Holmul
Intrasite
Skeleton 13 and 14, Ruin B, Group II
Additional Geographic Terms
El Cayo, about 30 miles Northwest of
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 1.5 x 1.4 x 1.7 cm (9/16 x 9/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
C5581
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