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Object Number 42-28-30/4401
Display Title Metal casting of monkey
Descriptions
Object Description Small copper monkey - ornamental top of pin?: Metal (copper) casting of monkey with tang. Brown/green corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper ornament, monkey effigy, peg at base.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Chimu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 3.9 x 1.4 x 1.3 cm (1 9/16 x 9/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4401
Provenance
Collector Antonio Orlandini
Donor Hon. Robert Woods Bliss (8/4/1942)

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