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Object Number
2004.24.14072
Display Title
Fragment of lower human jaw with 3 false teeth of shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Fragment of lower human jaw with 3 false teeth of shell. Honduras: Playa de los Muertos, Ulloa Valley. 5 x 7. Cat. No.: 33-19-20/254. Photograph by F. P. Orchard. 1935. Maya Culture. Collected by Dr. and Mrs. Wilson Popenoe. S9750 Xray
Keywords
- Human Remains
- Studio
- Archaeological
Subject
- Fake
- Fragment
- False
- Human
- Teeth
- Jaw
- Mandible
- Bone
- Shell
Department
Photographic
Date
1935
Artist
Frederick P. Orchard
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Honduras
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Yoro
/
<County>
/
<City>
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Playa de los Muertos
Additional Geographic Terms
Ulua River Valley
Materials
Negative, nitrate
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
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