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Object Number
39-83-30/1871
Display Title
Small bronze knife
Descriptions
Object Description
T-shaped metal knife, portion of blade missing, handle 12 mm wide at blade tapering to 5 mm. Rest of measurements in record are for blade. Casting of twin parrots brazed to end of handle. Very thin brown corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Bronze blade, crescent shaped, 2 perched birds on handle, fibrous residue on bla
Classification
- Raw Material
- Blade
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Coastal
- Inca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 10.3 x 8.7 x 0.8 cm (4 1/16 x 3 7/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-83-30/1871
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(06/1939-09/1939)
Seller
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(10/05/1939)
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