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Nut Bead
Object Number 12-63-30/87709
Display Title Nut Bead
Descriptions
Object Description Nut Bead: Metal spindle whorl, conical with axial hole 4 mm in diameter. Loose green corrosion product.
Inventory Description Organic, nut bead, hollow, perforated
Classification
  • Nut
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lambayeque Region / <County> / <City> / Burial
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast: Sana Valley, north side of; 7 degrees south, 81 50 degrees west
Materials Nut, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 1.4 x 0.9 x 0.4 cm (9/16 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 87709
Provenance
Collector R. Palma (1912)
Donor Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund (1912 - 1912)

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