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Excavating the bank above Sapote, showing undecorated sherds
Excavating the bank above Sapote, showing undecorated sherds
Object Number 33-85-20/76384.1.47
Display Title Excavating the bank above Sapote, showing undecorated sherds
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Honduras / Polychrome Pottery Expedition No. 1 / Excavating the bank above Sapote. Undecorated sherds at a depth of 17-18 feet / Photos by Dorothy Popenoe 1930, given to the Museum by Dr. Popenoe.
Subject
  • Site
Department Photographic
Date 1930
Artist Dorothy H. Popenoe
Culture
  • Lowland Maya
  • Middle Preclassic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Honduras / Yoro / <County> / <City> / Sapote
Intrasite 17 - 18 feet deep
Materials Silver gelatin print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 × 17.78 cm (5 × 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. F. Wilson Popenoe

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