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Object Number 42-28-30/4398
Display Title Tumi-shaped ornament of thin sheet metal (silver)
Descriptions
Object Description Small thin piece of silver - cut-out: Tumi-shaped ornament of thin sheet metal (silver). Surmounting band 10 mm x 49 mm. Base of "tumi" embossed. Thin/dark corrosion product.
Inventory Description Silver sheet ornament, cresecent shaped projection extending from band, impresse
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Chimu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast
Materials Silver
Dimensions Overall: 4.9 x 3.6 cm (1 15/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4398 360
Provenance
Collector Antonio Orlandini
Donor Hon. Robert Woods Bliss (8/4/1942)

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