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Object Number 46-77-30/6559

Display Title Balance

Descriptions

Object Description Carved wooden balance scale beam with fiber net on each side: "balance with net"

Inventory Description Wooden balance, engraved geometric design, fiber and cotton fragments

Classification

Worked Wood

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Lima / Vista Alegre

Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Lima, near

Materials Wood, Cotton, Fiber, Pigment

Dimensions Overall: 8.8 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm (3 7/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 46-77-30/6559

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