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Metal spindle whorls
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Object Number 12-63-30/87704
Display Title Metal spindle whorls
Descriptions
Object Description Copper beads: Metal spindle whorls, roughly conical, with an axial hole that is approximately 3 mm in diameter. Loose green corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper beads or spindle whorls, 1 round, 3 conical.
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: 1.3 x 1.3 cm (1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 87704
Provenance
Collector R. Palma (1912)
Donor Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund (1912 - 1912)

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