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Object Number 42-12-30/3214
Display Title Copper "bell"
Descriptions
Object Description Cast metal (copper) "bell", hemispherical upper half 42 mm in diameter with loop at apex, seven 20 mm prongs extend from edge of hemispere curving inwards to enclose the clapper (pebble?) which is missing.
Inventory Description Copper bell, loop at top, multi-pronged lower half, missing rattle.
Classification
  • Bell
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 4.3 x 4.3 cm (2 3/16 x 1 11/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3214
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1941-1942)
Donor Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1942)
Donor Mr. Donald C. Scott (1942)

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