One of 16 shell ornaments

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Object Number 08-33-30/73841

Display Title One of 16 shell ornaments

Descriptions

Inventory Description Organic, shell pendant, 2 perforations, carved with inlay, some peices missing

Classification

Shell

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

South America / Peru / La Libertad Region / Trujillo Province / Trujillo / Site F

Intrasite Grave 10

Additional Geographic Terms Huaca de la Luna, foot of

Materials Shell

Dimensions Overall: 2.7 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm (1 1/16 x 7/8 x 1/4 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 4, 73841

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	08-33-30/73839	One of a lot of inlaid shell ornaments	Ornament	Site F
Image Not Available for Fragments of perforated shell ornaments	10-4-20/C5282	Fragments of perforated shell ornaments	Shell	Chichen Itza
	2001.1.379	Organic shell ornaments, 1 circular, 1 with 5 points, both with multiple perfora	Ornament	California
	46-77-30/6067	13 cut shell ornaments - miscellaneous parts from one or more assembled gorget	Bead	Peru
	82-35-10/29893	Metal, copper alloy ornaments, flat, tear drop shaped, perforated at narrow end, one with iron and mica adhered to it, one with bone, shells, and charcoal adhered to it	Ornament Fragment Utilized Shell Mica Charcoal	Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
	80-20-10/22116	Organic shell ornaments, one perforated discoidal disc and one worked shell	Ornament	Rose Mound; Arkansas State # 3CS27
Image Not Available for Shell ornaments; perforated shells of olivella	95-21-20/49043	Shell ornaments; perforated shells of olivella	Bead	Yucatan
	32-61-30/F896.1	Shell ornaments for clothing	Ornament	Colombia
	974-5-10/52620	Perforated shells, likely beads or ornaments; discoidal shell beads, one burned; stones; calcined animal bone fragments	Worked Shell Stone Bead Faunal Remain	Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
	08-33-30/73837.1	Shell ornaments	Ornament	Site F
	99-12-70/53620	Neck ornaments of shell	Pendant	Solomon islands
	08-33-30/73838	One of 28 fishes cut from shell from necklace	Ornament	Site F

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