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Fragmentary metal mask or rattle
Fragmentary metal mask or rattle
Object Number 42-28-30/4415
Display Title Fragmentary metal mask or rattle
Descriptions
Object Description Miniature copper mask - hollow, bell-shaped; fragmentary: Fragmentary sheet metal (copper) rattle of bivalve design, human (?) face embossed on one valve. Green corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper, ornament, human face, impressed, heavily corroded, partial.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Chimu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 3.2 x 3.1 x 1.4 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4415
Provenance
Collector Antonio Orlandini
Donor Hon. Robert Woods Bliss (8/4/1992)

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