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Object Number
46-77-30/5950
Display Title
Copper chisels
Descriptions
Object Description
3 Copper chisels (1 broken). One: 155 mm, blade rectangular 88 mm, 10 mm x 6 mm in cross-section tapering to edge. Shank 67 mm x 7-6 mm diameter with hole through axis 26 mm from end. Loose green corrosion product. The other: two pieces of a metal chisel broken by bending at midblade. Overall length (before fracture) approximately 139 mm, blade 13 mm wide at edge, shank 48 mm x 6 mm in diameter, splayed end. Green corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Copper chisel-like tools, 2 perforated, one sickle broken.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Gouge
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
La Libertad Region
/
Trujillo Province
/
Trujillo
/
Hacienda Casa Grande
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast; Chicama Valley
Materials
Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 15.6 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm (6 1/8 x 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
46-77-30/5950
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(ca 1880's-1900's)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/17/1946)
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