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Object Number
12-63-30/87717
Display Title
Metal pendant
Descriptions
Object Description
Copper Ball or Pendant; Metal pendant, shape of hollow cone with loop at apex and two human faces 180 degrees apart with two protruding ears (in common) as decoration. Brownish, no corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Copper bead, conical, human head, applied features, loop at top.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bead
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, north side of; 7 degrees south, 81 50 degrees west
Materials
Copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 1.5 x 1.1 cm (13/16 x 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87717
Provenance
Collector
R. Palma
(1912)
Donor
Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund
(1912 - 1912)
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