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Object Number 42-12-30/3535
Display Title Bronze knife - hole at top
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze knife, hole 4 mm in diameter in eye at end of handle. Green corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper knife, long handle, flared at end, loop at top.
Classification
  • Knife
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region / <County> / <City> / Chan Chan
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 11.4 x 6.9 x 0.2 cm (4 1/2 x 2 11/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3535
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1941-1942)
Donor Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1942)
Donor Mr. Donald C. Scott (1942)

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