Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
2500 BC–AD 1550 (Formative to Post-Classic period)
Culture/People
possibly Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector
David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
Seller
David W. Amram, Jr., Non-Indian, 1901-1990
Collection History
Collected by David W. Amram, Jr. (1901-1990, a self-trained archaeologist and cartographer who explored Chiapas and Guatemala in the 1930s); purchased by MAI from David Amram in 1944.
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Place
15 miles southeast of San Carlos; Cave; Tzajalob (Tzahalob); Ocosingo Municipality, Selva Region; Chiapas State; Mexico
See related items
Maya (archaeological culture)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
20/6593
Barcode
206593.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Jadeite
Techniques
Ground, drilled, polished
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6dd57fbf7-63f1-4328-87fb-7ff3d35891da
Record ID
NMAI_220737