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Object Number
47-63-30/5678
Display Title
Fragments of metal strips
Descriptions
Object Description
17 Fragments of metal strips. Small pieces of thin sheet and foil, mostly silvery in appearance, some with grey corrosion product. Many of irregular shape, others cleanly cut, one shows part of an embossed design.
Inventory Description
Copper-silver alloy sheet frags., some with embossed with textures, some perfs.
Classification
- Sheet
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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La Libertad Region
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<County>
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<City>
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Santa?
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast: Santa Valley
Materials
Silver alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 6.7 x 3.7 x 0.1 cm (2 5/8 x 1 7/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
24
Label on object
47-63-30/5678
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Chester W. Smith
(Early 1900's)
Donor
Mrs. Chester W. Smith
(11/17/1947)
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