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Object Number 39-83-30/1890
Display Title Cast of bronze axe with hole
Descriptions
Object Description Cast of bronze axe with hole. Thick at butt end tapering sharply near edge. Hole for haft transverse to plane of axe, approximately 18 mm in diameter. Dark tight corrosion product.
Inventory Description Blade, cresecent shaped, circular hole in handle.
Classification
  • Blade
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Inca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Ecuador
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 9.5 x 11 x 1.6 cm (3 3/4 x 4 5/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 39-83-30/1890
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (Summer 1939 - 10/5/1939)
Donor Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (Summer 1939 - 10/5/1939)

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