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Object Number 46-77-30/6681
Display Title Copper pin with figure of bird on top
Descriptions
Object Description Copper pin with figure of bird on top. Shaft 50 mm in length; measurements in full object record are for entire piece. End of shaft flattened and rounded. Head is Y-shape of stacked triangles surmounted by parrot on one fork. Dark/tight corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper pin, bird effigy on bifurcated notched head, small scoop shaped end.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Mala Valley
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 7.4 x 1.4 x 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/6681
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (12/1940-11/1944)
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (11/26/1946)
Donor Donated by Mr. Donald C. Scott (11/26/1946)

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