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Object Number
12-63-30/87751
Display Title
Metal knife
Descriptions
Object Description
Copper Implement: Metal (copper) knife, fan shaped blade 107 mm w x approx 67 mm. Handle rectangular in cross section, 14 mm x 3mm, thinned and widened at outer end to 23 mm, 4 mm diameter hole in outer end. Measurement in full record is for entire piece. Loose green corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Copper knife, triangular blade, perforated handle, fabric attached.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Knife
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lambayeque Region
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Burial
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast: Sana Valley, north side of; 7 degrees south, 81 50 degrees west
Materials
Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 14.6 x 10.5 x 0.4 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87751
Provenance
Collector
R. Palma
(1912)
Donor
Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund
(1912 - 1912)
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