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Object Number
42-28-30/4336
Display Title
Small solid copper human figure with fan-shaped headdress
Descriptions
Object Description
Small solid copper human figure - fan-shaped headdress: Ear plugs of thin sheet metal, frontal disc with circle of 12 smaller bosses around a larger central boss. Hat-shaped portion around 40 mm high, plug 28 mm in diameter. Silvery metal with light green corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Bronze figure, human, man with headdress, one modeled surface, unworked back.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Inca?
- Late Chimu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
La Libertad Region
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Chan Chan
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast: Trujillo Valley
Materials
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 2.8 x 1.2 cm (2 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
42-28-30/4336
Provenance
Previous owner
Previously owned by
Antonio Orlandini
Donor
Hon. Robert Woods Bliss
(8/4/1942)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-28-30/4367 | Metal ear plugs |
Ornament
|
La Libertad Region
| |
| 50-24-30/7278 | Copper ear plug |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Lambayeque Region
| |
| 05-2-30/64880 | Cast metal statuette |
Ornament
Raw Material |
Tiahuanaco
| |
| 09-1-30/75338 | Silvery metal castings |
Figurine
Raw Material |
Peru
Bolivia | |
| 42-28-30/4426 | Metal disc or beaker with human face |
Raw Material
Vessels |
Huarmey
| |
| 42-28-30/4341 | Copper casting of human figure |
Raw Material
Ornament |
Chan Chan
| |
| 42-28-30/4368.1 | Pair of silver repousee ear plugs |
Raw Material
Ornament |
La Libertad Region
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Small metal (copper?) spatulae or pins
| 47-63-30/5673 | Small metal (copper?) spatulae or pins |
Pin
|
Santa
| |
| 46-77-30/5977 | 2 types of small silver beads |
Bead
Raw Material |
Trujillo
| |
| 46-77-30/5843 | Copper bells or rattles |
Bell
Raw Material |
Sausal
| |
| 24-55-30/F428.1 | Bronze figures |
Pendant
Raw Material |
Tiahuanaco
| |
| 24-55-30/F428 | Bronze figures |
Metal
|
Tiahuanaco
|