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Object Number
47-63-30/5668
Display Title
Metal pins (copper?)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
topu
Object Description
3 Metal pins (copper?) with damaged heads of uncertain shape. One pin: 153 mm over all, head of thin sheet, mostly missing, shaft 143 mm x 3 mm d tapering to point. Corrosion product removed, lacquered. Another: 147 mm overall, head of thin sheet, mostly missing. Shaft 139 mm x 4 mm d, tapering to point. Corrosion product removed, lacquered. The last: 140 mm overall, head of thin sheet, probably oval, most missing. Shaft 133 mm x 3 mm d, tapering to point. Most corrosion product removed, lacquered.
Inventory Description
Copper pins, flat broken heads
Classification
- Pin
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
La Libertad Region
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Santa
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast: Santa Valley
Materials
Copper?
Dimensions
Overall: 15.3 x 2 x 0.3 cm (6 x 13/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
47-63-30/5668
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Chester W. Smith
(Early 1900's)
Donor
Mrs. Chester W. Smith
(11/17/1947)
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