Worked shell

Museum number:
4-24508
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Description:
Chisel-shaped cut piece of Spondylus pictorum shell.
Collection place:
Moche site H (Cerro Blanco), Moche valley, La Libertad Region
Culture or time period:
Late Chimú period
Collector:
Max Uhle
Taxon:
Spondylus pictorum
Object type:
archaeology
Department:
Ancient Peru
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Worked shell, accession number 4-24508, described as Chisel-shaped cut piece of Spondylus pictorum shell.

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