FMNH 189239.nosub[1]

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    Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History | [Field Museum Subject Code written in green] 67 | Country Guatemala | Locality Totonicapan | People Maya Stock | Name Jade amulet of deep apple green. Snake's head in profile with prominent eye. Series of teeth + curl at back of mouth. Drilled bolt horizontally + vertically. | Collection Third Marshall Field Archaeological Expedition to British Honduras. J. Eric Thompson, Collector | Notes F.C. No. 360. Monzon Collection | Width | Length 4.8 cm | Height 2.1 cm. | Price | [LEFT MARGIN] ENT | A | 189239 | Acc. 1935 |
Catalog Number: 189239.nosub[1]
Description: amulet
Materials: stone; jade
Cultural Attribution: Maya
Accession Number: [1935] The Third Marshall Field Archaeological Expedition to British Honduras and Guatemala - 1931 (Expedition)
Accession Year: 1931
Other Numbers: 360
District/County: Totonicapan
City/Town: Totonicapan
Collector/Source: The Third Marshall Field Archaeological Expedition to British Honduras and Guatemala - 1931, J. E. Thompson
EMu IRN: 1093013
GUID: 58acfa7a-4aee-4e90-8921-61796c0d8a27

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