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Object Number 12-63-30/87741
Display Title Metal rattle
Descriptions
Object Description Copper object: Semi-circular rattle fashioned out of thin sheet metal (copper?) by folding double and lapping the periphery. Decorated by embossing and peircing mounted on a wooden handle inserted at mid-diameteer. Green corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper rattle, Tumi-shaped, cut out and embossed design.
Classification
  • Miscellaneous
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lambayeque Region
Intrasite Burial, 7 degrees south, 81 50 degrees west, south side of river
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast: Sana River
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 6.4 x 7.7 x 1.2 cm (2 1/2 x 3 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87741
Provenance
Collector R. Palma (1912)
Donor Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund (1912 - 1912)

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