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Object Number
42-28-30/4368.1
Display Title
Pair of silver repousee ear plugs
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of hollow repouse silver ear plugs - bird motif: Pair of hat-shaped ear plugs of thin sheet metal (silver). Repousee design (central bird within peripheral band of step pattern. Plug end 28 mm d. Dark corrosion product with blue/green patches.
Inventory Description
Copper alloy ear spool, hollow, impressed bird with stepped motif, broken.
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
La Libertad Region
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast: Trujillo Valley
Materials
Copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 5.4 cm (1 9/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
42-28-30/4368.1 294
Provenance
Previous owner
Previously owned by
Antonio Orlandini
Donor
Donated by
Hon. Robert Woods Bliss
(08/04/1942)
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