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Square or rectangular pieces of cloth of approximately 20x20 cm, with two handles which were attached to the horizontal pole of a cross-like structure, the vertical pole having a markedly greater length, possibly used to identify the dead amongst those that had been buried.

Pieza de tela de forma cuadrada o ligeramente rectangular, de aproximadamente 20 x 20 cm, presentaba dos asas las cuales se sujetaban al palo horizontal de una estructura en forma de cruz, el palo vertical tenía una longitud marcadamente más larga que la horizontal, posiblemente se usaba para identificar a los difuntos cerca de los entierros.


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  • banner, funerary banner