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Digital Object 542
Description:
Gold sheathing that covered a pendant of perishable material representing a seahorse that was part of the mortuary ensemble of the main individual I7 of tomb T2. The suspension hole is located on the neck. The sheathing corresponds to the right half of the animal without it being possible to determine if another lost sheathing, covered the left part of the figure. It is a naturalistic representation of a seahorse: highlighted eyes, tubular snout, coronet, compressed body, laterally covered with a bony skin rings and a prehensile tail rolled up at the front.
Excavation campaign:
 
2011
Record type:
 
Metal artifacts
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Archaeological site:
 
El Caño
Operation:
 
Operation 1
Stratigraphic group:
 
Tomb 2
Stratigraphic unit type:
 
Interment
Stratigraphic unit (finds):
 
134
Individual´s funerary attire:
 
I07
Calibrated Age Range:
 
Cal AD 900 to 1020 (Cal BP 1050 to 930)
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Artifacts
Metal artifacts:
 
Pendant
Measurements
Dimension 1:
 
height mm
=:
 
79
Dimension 2:
 
width mm
=:
 
47
Dimension 3:
 
depth mm
=:
 
7
Weight:
 
g
=:
 
20.8
Digital Object 542
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