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Object Number
09-1-30/74670
Display Title
Metal knife
Descriptions
Object Description
Duck-shaped metal knife fashioned from sheet metal, small hole top-center; eye, neck and bill engraved. Bottom thinned to sharp edge. Dark/tight corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Copper alloy ornamental knife, bird-shaped, engraved, perforated
Classification
- Raw Material
- Knife
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lambayeque Region
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Huacos
Materials
Copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 6.4 x 11.1 x 0.3 cm (2 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
74670
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Thomas Barbour
(1909)
Donor
Dr. Thomas Barbour
(1909)
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