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Object Number 19-35-20/C8560
Display Title Shell faunal remains, spiny oyster?, white and reddish orange, some spiked ext.
Descriptions
Object Description Shell faunal remains, spiny oyster?, white and reddish orange, some spiked ext.
Inventory Description Shell faunal remains, spiny oyster?, white and reddish orange, some spiked ext.
Classification
  • Faunal Remain
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras / Copan / <County> / Copan / Copan
Intrasite Tomb west of main structure
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 8.6 x 8.3 x 2.6 cm (3 3/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 in.)
Quantity 22
Label on object C/ 8560
Provenance
Collector Sylvanus G. Morley (1919)

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