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Object Number
87-61-30/54489
Display Title
Textile bundle, spondylus
Descriptions
Object Description
Original catalog entry:"two valves of spondylus cunnected and enclosed in a cotton cloth"
Inventory Description
Organic, gauze-like fabric bundle, conaining spondylus shell
Classification
- Fabric
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Lima Province
/
Ancon
Intrasite
Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms
Chillon Valley
Materials
Fabric, Spondylus
Dimensions
Overall: 43 x 11.3 x 0.7 cm (16 15/16 x 4 7/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
54489
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-33-30/73847 | Spondylus Shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Site H
| |
| 50-24-30/7279 | Unworked spondylus shell |
Faunal Remain
|
Peru
| |
| 50-24-30/7280 | Unworked spondylus shell |
Faunal Remain
|
Peru
| |
| 14-4-30/85989 | Shells of spondylus |
Faunal Remain
|
Huachupampa
| |
| 95-42-20/C591 | Shells, Spondylus Calcifer |
Faunal Remain
|
Copan
| |
| 95-42-20/C609 | Spondylus Calcifer shell |
Faunal Remain
|
Copan
| |
| 87-61-30/54487 | Shells of spondylus |
Faunal Remain
|
Ancon
| |
| 08-33-30/73848 | Organic, spondylus shell, cut pieces |
Faunal Remain
|
Site H
| |
| 95-42-20/C686 | Spondylus Calcifer shell |
Utilized Shell
|
Copan
| |
| 2011.12.205 | Fetish horse, jet with four mother of pearl spots and two spondylus spots; turquoise eyes |
Zuni
| ||
| 2013.28.27 | Spondylus shell |
Shell
|
Peru
| |
| 2011.12.197 | Fetish grackle, turquoise with orange spondylus shell eyes |
Zuni
|