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Object Number 36-121-30/1403
Display Title Bronze battle axe or club head, star-shaped
Descriptions
Object Description Bronze battle axe or club (mace?) head, star-shaped, five points. Heavy/tight green corrosion product, points circular in cross section.
Inventory Description Bronze mace head, star shaped with 5 radial arms
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Arms
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Ecuador
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 3.3 x 12.9 cm (1 5/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 36-121-30/1403
Provenance
Collector Ananda Coomaraswamy (11/10/1936)
Donor Ananda Coomaraswamy (11/10/1936)

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