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Object Number
12-63-30/87738
Display Title
Sheet metal knife
Descriptions
Object Description
Copper implement: Sheet metal knife with blade shaped as isoceles triangle, base thinned to edge. Apex elongated to sharp point. Dark greenish corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Copper knife, triangular blade, pointed handle
Classification
- Knife
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lambayeque Region
/
<County>
/
<City>
/
Burial
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast: Sana R., south side of; 7 degrees south, 81 50 degrees west
Materials
Metal, Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.2 cm (3 3/16 x 2 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
87738
Provenance
Collector
R. Palma
(1912)
Donor
Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund
(1912 - 1912)
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