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Metal spindle whorls
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Object Number 12-63-30/87703
Display Title Metal spindle whorls
Descriptions
Object Description Shell bead: Metal spindle whorls, conical with 5 mm diameter axial hole. Loose green corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper beads, conical, strung on copper wire.
Classification
  • Bead
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 alloy
Dimensions Overall: 0.9 x 0.8 cm (3/8 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 87703
Provenance
Collector R. Palma (1912)
Donor Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund (1912 - 1912)

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