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Metal tool--chisel
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Object Number 42-12-30/3674
Display Title Metal tool--chisel
Descriptions
Object Description Metal (bronze) tool--chisel. Wider end thinned to blunt edge. Loose green corrosion products.
Inventory Description Bronze chisel, plain, no handle.
Classification
  • Gouge
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region / <County> / <City> / Chan Chan
Materials Bronze
Dimensions Overall: 11.9 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm (4 11/16 x 13/16 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3674
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1941-1942)
Donor Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1942)
Donor Mr. Donald C. Scott (1942)

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