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Object Number
42-28-30/4367
Display Title
Metal ear plugs
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of hollow repouse silver ear plugs - monkey figure: Ear plugs of thin sheet metal (silver). Fragment of face with repousee design of supernatural being. Plug 47 mm d. Silvery metal with blue/green corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Copper alloy ear spool, pair, hollow, fragment with impressed design, partial, m
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
La Libertad Region
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast: Trujillo Valley
Materials
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 3.1 x 6.2 cm (1 1/4 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
8
Provenance
Previous owner
Previously owned by
Antonio Orlandini
Donor
Hon. Robert Woods Bliss
(08/04/1942)
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