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Object Number 42-28-30/4672
Display Title Copper crescent-shaped cap ornament
Descriptions
Object Description Copper crescent-shaped cap ornament. Made from thin sheet metal. Cusp rounded. Four holes at corners of rectangle about 12 mm x 12 mm in center, also two holes asymmetrically to one side. One cusp missing. Greenish corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper ornament, sheet, crescent shaped, 6 perforations, 1 end deteriorating.
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Inca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 18.5 x 8.3 cm (7 5/16 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4672 275
Provenance
Collector Antonio Orlandini
Donor Hon. Robert Woods Bliss (1941-1942 - 8/4/1942)

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