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Object Number 58-34-20/56155
Display Title Miniature turtle effigy vessel with disc cover. - vessel contains ashes.
Descriptions
Subject
  • Vessel
  • Ceramic
  • Artifact
Department Photographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Mayapan
Intrasite Cache on ext. of Gate D.

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Box
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New Mexico?
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Bowl
Raw Material
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Body
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Faunal Remain
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Basket
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Corn
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Raw Material
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