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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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