Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 700–1550 (Late Classic to Post-Classic period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Maya (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Collector
content: Edward Herbert Thompson, Non-Indian, 1857-1935
label: Previous owner
content: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Stephen Salisbury, III, Non-Indian, 1835-1905
label: Expedition sponsor
content: Charles Pickering Bowditch, Non-Indian, 1842-1921
notes: label: Collection History
content: 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.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Sacred Cenote (Cenote of Sacrifice), Chichén Itzá; Tinúm Municipality, Oriente Region; Yucatán State; Mexico
setName: label: See related items
content: Maya (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 21/7158
label: Barcode
content: 217158.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Jade
label: Techniques
content: Drilled