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Metal pin
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Object Number 37-92-30/1651
Display Title Metal pin
Descriptions
Object Description Cast metal pin, shaft tapering to point. Flat semicircular head with hole adjoining shaft. Thin dark corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper pin, flat head, perforated at base
Classification
  • Pin
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Tiahuanaco
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Bolivia / La Paz Department / Ingavi Province / Tiwanaku Municipality / Tiahuanaco
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 12.5 x 2.2 x 0.4 cm (4 15/16 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 37-92-30/1651
Provenance
Collector Alfred V. Kidder, II (1937)
Donor Alfred V. Kidder, II (1937)

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