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Object Number 12-63-30/87735
Display Title Copper implement
Descriptions
Object Description Copper implement. Curvilinear metal knife, thinned at edge. 2. 5 mm hole at one end. Light/tight corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper blade, curved, perforated at one end
Classification
  • Tool
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lambayeque Region / <County> / <City> / Burial
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast: Sana Valley, south side of; 7 degrees south, 81 50 degrees west
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 7.7 x 1.9 x 0.1 cm (3 1/16 x 3/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87735
Provenance
Collector R. Palma (1912)
Donor Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund (1912 - 1912)

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