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Object Number 42-28-30/4374
Display Title Large repousse silver ornament
Descriptions
Object Description Large repousse silver ornament hung with fastening and bangles; human figure and geometric designs: Large repousse silver ornament. Diadem of thin metal sheet pierced and embossed with design showing supernatural being. Ten spangles hung by wire loops along lower edge (eight remain). Wire lap joined to back (for attachment to head band?). Greenish corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper ornament, open work cut design, embossed human head, sm. discs attach
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Chimu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast; Trujillo
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 6.3 x 7.4 x 2.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4374
Provenance
Collector Antonio Orlandini
Donor Hon. Robert Woods Bliss (8/4/1942)

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