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Object Number 41-52-30/3067
Display Title Silvery metal pellets
Descriptions
Object Description Silvery metal pellets, roughly 20 mm x 5 mm, some just as cast, others hammered to smooth faces and edges. Some blue/green corrosion product.
Inventory Description Bronze discs, irregular shaped, thick, plain.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Miscellaneous
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region
Additional Geographic Terms Peru, South coast: Nazca; Rio Grande de Nazca
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 2.3 x 2 x 0.6 cm (7/8 x 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 11
Label on object 41-52-30/3067
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1941)
Donor Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1941)

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