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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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