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Object Number 42-28-30/4674
Display Title Crescent-shaped copper ornament
Descriptions
Object Description Crescent-shaped copper ornament. Shaped of thin sheet metal, with a row of round indentations--centers approximately 8 mm apart and 5 mm from the edge about the entire periphery. Brownish corrosion product on one side, dark greenish on other.
Inventory Description Copper ornament, sheet, crescent shaped, embossed circular edge pattern.
Classification
  • Ornament
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Inca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 5.3 cm (6 5/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4674
Provenance
Collector Antonio Orlandini
Donor Hon. Robert Woods Bliss (1941-1942 - 8/4/1942)

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