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Metal knife
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Object Number 12-63-30/87742
Display Title Metal knife
Descriptions
Object Description Copper disk: Quasi-rectangular metal knife with rounded corners. Loose green corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper disc, rectilinear
Classification
  • Sheet
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 Valley
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 4.2 x 4.4 x 0.2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87742
Provenance
Collector R. Palma (1912)
Donor Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund (1912 - 1912)

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