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Object Number
12-63-30/87729
Display Title
Copper beads
Descriptions
Object Description
Copper beads: Diamond shaped copper beads fabricated from thin sheet metal, apparently by soldering together seperate halves. To leave a hollow assembly with openings at opposite ends. Heavy green corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Copper beads, diamond shaped, strung
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, south side of; 7 degrees south, 81 50 degrees west
Materials
Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 2.7 x 2.2 x 0.6 cm (1 1/16 x 7/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
9
Label on object
87729
Provenance
Collector
R. Palma
(1912)
Donor
Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund
(1912 - 1912)
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