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Image Not Available for Sample, shell (conch); 39 conch shells: Melonga bispinata Philippi, Trachycardiu
Sample, shell (conch); 39 conch shells: Melonga bispinata Philippi, Trachycardiu
Image Not Available for Sample, shell (conch); 39 conch shells: Melonga bispinata Philippi, Trachycardiu
Object Number 969-1-20/23616.2
Display Title Sample, shell (conch); 39 conch shells: Melonga bispinata Philippi, Trachycardiu
Descriptions
Object Description Sample, shell (conch); 39 conch shells: Melonga bispinata Philippi, Trachycardium egmontianum Shutt, Fasciolaria tulipa Linne, Strombus costatus Gmelin, Busycon contrarium Conrad
Inventory Description Organic, shells, miscellaneous, possibly worked, fragments
Classification
  • Shell
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Yucatan / <County> / <City> / Chichen Itza?
Intrasite g-60 stack 53 (7/69)
Additional Geographic Terms Gulf of Mexico: Carribean Sea; Yucatan, presumably
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 25 x 16.5 x 12.8 cm (9 13/16 x 6 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.)
Quantity 24
Label on object 969-1-20/23616

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