Round bead

Greenstone
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
97
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Early K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Round bead
Material
Fuchsite
Length (cm)
0.23
Diameter/Width (cm)
0.50
Hole diameter (cm)
0.20
Comments

Flat on sides

0253

0253

Comments

Three discoidal fuchsite beads found in a cache with snake bones.

Greenstone
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
80
Deposit type
Burial
Ceramic complex
Late K'atabche'k'ax
Burial number(s)
1-12a
Object
Round bead
Material
Dark green
Length (cm)
0.20
Diameter/Width (cm)
0.33
Hole diameter (cm)
0.10
Comments

Round and smooth

0254

0254

Comments

Four greenstone beads (l-r) from Z220 (paleosol), Z59 (midden), Z80 (Burial 1-12a), and Z233 (Burial 1-43).

Greenstone
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
59
Deposit type
midden
Ceramic complex
Early Chaakk'ax
Object
Round bead
Material
Fuchsite
Length (cm)
0.23
Diameter/Width (cm)
0.50
Hole diameter (cm)
0.13
Comments

Flat sides

0254

0254

Comments

Four greenstone beads (l-r) from Z220 (paleosol), Z59 (midden), Z80 (Burial 1-12a), and Z233 (Burial 1-43).

Greenstone
Record details
Operation
1
Zone(s)
17
Deposit type
Cache
Ceramic complex
Terminal K'atabche'k'ax
Object
Round bead
Material
Apple-green
Diameter/Width (cm)
0.92
Thickness (cm)
0.55
Hole diameter (cm)
0.40
Comments

Triadic cache: Smoothed, finished, polished bead

0700

0700

Comments

Cache deposit of shell and greenstone objects found inside of upright Vessel #025. Arrangement shows triadic schema of contents, Construction Phase 9.

Other photographs and illustrations
0014

0014

Comments

Cache: Triadic cache of jade and worked shell. The worked shell has the following specimen numbers (in order): WS# 605, WS# 606, WS# 604, WS# 610, WS# 608, WS# 612, (3 jade pieces), WS# 609, WS# 607, WS# 611, WS# 617, WS# 620, WS# 618, WS# 621, WS# 619, WS# 622; WS# 613, WS# 623, WS# 614, WS# 624, WS# 615, WS# 625, and WS# 616.

5228

5228

Comments

Drawing of color associations in the shell and jadeite contents of the "triadic cache". Figure 4.3 in the book. Illustration by Ellie Harrison.