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Object Number 42-28-30/4648
Display Title Small copper knife - broken
Descriptions
Object Description Small copper chopper-type knife: Small sheet metal (copper) t-shaped knife, portions of blade and handle missing. Dark greenish corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper, blade ornament, crescent shaped, broken.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Inca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 x 6.7 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4648
Provenance
Collector Antonio Orlandini
Donor Hon. Robert Woods Bliss (1941-1942 - 8/4/1992)

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