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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>
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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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