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Object Number
42-28-30/4332
Display Title
Metal casting
Descriptions
Object Description
Copper knife hilt - 2 human figures on top: Metal (copper) casting, possibly knife hilt. Two humanfigures 27 mm high on a platform. Measurements in main record are for platform. Platform is atop shaft that is 10 mm in diameter and 75 mm long. Bottom of shaft is fracture surface. Green corrosion product on figures.
Inventory Description
Metal, copper knife hilt w 2 human figures, broken at blade
Classification
- Knife
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
La Libertad Region
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Chan Chan
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast: Trujillo Valley
Materials
Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 2.8 x 1 x 0.3 cm (1 1/8 x 3/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Antonio Orlandini
Donor
Hon. Robert Woods Bliss
(8/4/1942)
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