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Object Number
12-63-30/87718
Display Title
Metal tweezers
Descriptions
Object Description
Copper Ball or Pendant; Drop-shaped metal tweezers, heavy dark corrosion product
Inventory Description
Copper tweezers, curved tips, perforated hinged end with string attached.
Classification
- Domestic
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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Lambayeque Region
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Burial Place
Materials
Copper alloy
Dimensions
Overall: 3.1 x 1.9 x 0.8 cm (1 1/4 x 3/4 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87718
Provenance
Collector
R. Palma
(1912)
Donor
Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund
(1912 - 1912)
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