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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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