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Object Number
39-83-30/1879
Display Title
Bronze knife
Descriptions
Object Description
Metal (bronze) knife, fan shaped blade. Handle rectangular in cross section 15 mm x 9 mm at end and tapering towards blade. Step in handle 40 mm from end. Dark green corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Bronze, balde, some copper plating, curved bald, lobng straight hande.
Classification
- Blade
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Coastal
- Inca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 12.9 x 6.6 x 1 cm (5 1/16 x 2 5/8 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
39-83-30/1879
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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