Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0227-1096 | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Beads (40) | |
| 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 | Shells: spiral mollusk and bivalve | |
| Description | 40 shell beads, strung together; Largely unfinished?; 39 slightly rounded, semi-square beads (bivalve with a few spiral mollusk shells?); 1 long spiral center of a spiral mollusk shell resembling a clavicle in shape; Off-white. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.4, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 10.8 | |