Bead/beads

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Date created: AD 700–1550 (Late Classic to Post-Classic period)

Culture/People: probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Collector: Edward Herbert Thompson, Non-Indian, 1857-1935
Previous owner: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
Expedition sponsor: Stephen Salisbury, III, Non-Indian, 1835-1905; Charles Pickering Bowditch, Non-Indian, 1842-1921

Collection History: Dredged from the Cenote between 1904 and 1910 by archaeologist Edward Herbert Thompson (1857-1935) during fieldwork sponsored by philanthropist Stephen Salisbury III (1835-1905) and archaeologist Charles Pickering Bowditch (1842-1921) for the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts); part of the Peabody Museum collections until 1950 when it was acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Peabody Museum.
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Place: Sacred Cenote (Cenote of Sacrifice), Chichén Itzá; Tinúm Municipality, Oriente Region; Yucatán State; Mexico

See related items: Maya (archaeological culture); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/7162
Barcode: 217162.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Bead/beads
Media/Materials: Jadeite
Techniques: Ground, drilled, polished
Dimensions: 4.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68dcb6707-cdea-4963-ad83-1a3eb787c0d1

Record ID: NMAI_231782