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Object Number 12-63-30/87753
Display Title Metal tool
Descriptions
Object Description Copper Implement: Chisel-pointed copper tool with split-tubular socket. Tube cracked, portions missing. Heavy loose green corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper chisel head, hollow cylindrical base, solid tip.
Classification
  • Gouge
  • Raw Material
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: 12.8 x 3.8 x 3.6 cm (5 1/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87753
Provenance
Collector R. Palma (1912)
Donor Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund (1912 - 1912)

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