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Object Number
46-77-30/5977
Display Title
2 types of small silver beads
Descriptions
Object Description
2 types of small silver beads on original stringing. -100: 2 varieties of small metal (silver) beads fashioned from thin sheet and strip. One: two strings of approximately 160 doughnut shaped beads 3-4 mm D x 1.5-2 mm, one original cord. 3 short lengths of of necklace of spherical bead, approximately 5 mm in diameter of thin sheet metal. Dark grey corrosion product. Many loose beads. The other: beads fabricated from thin sheet metal, strung on multi-stranded cord. Beads are approximately 4 mm O.D. x approximately 2.5 mm I.D. x 4 mm. Silvery metal with dark grey corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Copper beads, round, 2 strands with 2 complete and 1 fragement loose.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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La Libertad Region
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Trujillo Province
/
Trujillo
/
Trujillo
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast: Chicama Valley
Materials
Copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.)
Quantity
20+
Label on object
46-77-30/5977
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(ca 1880-1900's)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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