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Object Number 24-55-30/F427
Display Title Metal pins
Descriptions
Object Description Metal pins. One: 80 mm x 3.5 mm, tapering head of tumi shape, opposite ends of blade bent inward and flattened, hole in blade in line with shaft. The other: 78 mm overall, shaft 3 mm diameter tapering to point, head elongated ellipsoid of thin metal with ends bent inward and flattened, central hole approximately 3 mm in diameter. Dark/tight corrosion product.
Inventory Description Metal pin, loop at top, broken
Classification
  • Pin
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Bolivia / La Paz Department / Ingavi Province / Tiwanaku Municipality / Tiahuanaco
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 9.7 x 1 x 0.2 cm (3 13/16 x 3/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F-427
Provenance
Collector S. W. Damon (1923 - 1924)
Donor S. W. Damon (1923 - 1924)

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