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Image Not Available for Copper disc
Copper disc
Image Not Available for Copper disc
Object Number 12-63-30/87743
Display Title Copper disc
Descriptions
Object Description Copper disk: Metal (copper) disc, heavily corroded with loose green product intermixed with fabric
Inventory Description Copper disc, fabric attached to both sides
Classification
  • Sheet
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lambayeque Region / <County> / <City> / Burial
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast: Sana Valley, south side of; 7 degrees south, 81 50 degrees west
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 0.4 cm (3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87743
Provenance
Collector R. Palma (1912)
Donor Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund (1912 - 1912)

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