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Object Number
12-63-30/87736
Display Title
Copper implements
Descriptions
Object Description
Copper implements: Metal pin, shaft 81 mm x 4 mm diameter tapering to 2.5 mm diameter at point. Flattened head shaped as equilateral triangle with apex at shaft, opposite side thinned to edge 58 mm wide. Dark green corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Copper pins, flared heads, one triangular, one curved.
Classification
- Pin
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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Lambayeque Region
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Burial
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast: Sana Valley, south side of; 7 degrees south, 81 50 degrees west
Materials
Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 12.4 x 6.9 cm (4 7/8 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
87736
Provenance
Collector
R. Palma
(1912)
Donor
Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund
(1912 - 1912)
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