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Patcas, virgin gypsum mixed as a plaster to join fractures
Patcas, virgin gypsum mixed as a plaster to join fractures
Object Number 14-4-30/85959
Display Title Patcas, virgin gypsum mixed as a plaster to join fractures
Descriptions
Inventory Description Mineral, raw material, use unknown, irregularly shaped
Classification
  • Mineral
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Quichua?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 3.3 x 3.3 x 1.9 cm (1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 85959

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