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Object Number 42-28-30/4387
Display Title Cast metal pin
Descriptions
Object Description Small copper spoon - ear cleaner - bird ornament: Cast metal (copper) pin, flattened one end. Head in form of bird. Hole through bird (for stringing?). Shaft 53 mm long. Dark corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper spoon, bird effigy at end of handle, perforated, small scoop.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Personal
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 x 2.2 x 0.7 cm (2 5/8 x 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4387
Provenance
Previous owner Previously owned by Antonio Orlandini
Donor Hon. Robert Woods Bliss (08/04/1942)

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