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Object Number 92-29-30/54966
Display Title Broken copper disc
Descriptions
Object Description Disc of sheet metal, very thin at center. Green corrosion product. 3 mm diameter hole pierced 30 mm from edge. Irregular center hole from corrosion.
Inventory Description Copper disc, plain, perforated, hole broken through center
Classification
  • Personal
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Quimbaya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Colombia / Antioquia
Additional Geographic Terms Cauca Valley
Materials Copper?
Dimensions Overall: 23.1 x 0.3 cm (9 1/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 54966
Provenance
Collector H. O. Wheeler (1889)
Donor Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund (1892)

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