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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 0227-1094   CAS 0227-1094; Bead blank
Category Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Bead blank
Culture Maya
Global Region Mexico & Central America
Country Guatemala
State/Prov./Dist. Huehuetenango
County
Other Geographic Data Site: unknown (Chalchitan or Pichikil [Pichiquil])
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Elgueta Collection (Mayan)
Materials Shell: spiral mollusk
Description Unfinished bead; Spiral center of a mollusk shell; Hole not yet begun; Off-white.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 0.9, Length = 4.2