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Object Number 50-69-10/32716
Display Title Steatite seal effigy (thought to be a fake)
Descriptions
Object Description Steatite seal effigy.
Inventory Description Ground stone effigy of seal with head pointed upwards, inlay for circular eyes
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Chumash
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / California / Los Angeles County
Additional Geographic Terms Soledad Canyon
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 4 x 6.6 cm (5 x 1 9/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50-69-10/32716 / FRAUD / 21/4538
Credit Line Exchange with Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation, 1950
Provenance
Provenance National Museum of the American Indian (?)

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