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Object Number 52-30-30/7348
Display Title Litter back with cut-out panel
Descriptions
Inventory Description Wood, large sculpture with carved birds, sheet silver effigy scene inset, coral
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Date Ca. AD 1200-1470
Culture
  • Late Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Central Coast; Huarmey Valley
Dimensions Overall: 105 x 50.5 x 9.5 cm (41 5/16 x 19 7/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 52-30-30/7348
Credit Line Exchange with John Wise, 1952
Provenance
Collector John Wise (-1952)

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