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Object Number
12-63-30/87754
Display Title
Metal knife
Descriptions
Object Description
Copper Implement: Cast metal t-shaped knife, handle 85 mm long, tapering from 8 mm wide at blade to 5 mm at outer end. Other measurements in full record are for blade. Outer end doubled back to form loop. Green corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Copper knife, loop at end of handle, crescent shaped blade.
Classification
- Knife
- Raw Material
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 alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 11.5 x 11.8 x 0.7 cm (4 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87754
Provenance
Collector
R. Palma
(1912)
Donor
Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund
(1912 - 1912)
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