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Object Number 42-28-30/4365
Display Title Disc-shaped copper rattle
Descriptions
Object Description Round copper rattle with two human faces: Disc-shaped copper rattle (or poss. knife). thinning at edge. 2 mm in diameter hole approximately 8 mm from edge, central and integral boss with face of supernatural being on one side. Seperate, similar boss soldered to other. Loose green corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper rattle, disc-shaped, open work human face on both sides, perforated
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Personal
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region / Trujillo Province / Trujillo / Trujillo
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast: Trujillo
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 9.5 x 2.7 cm (3 3/4 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4365, 363
Provenance
Collector Antonio Orlandini
Donor Hon. Robert Woods Bliss (8/4/1942)

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