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Object Number 42-28-30/4399
Display Title Thin piece of silver - crude animal shape
Descriptions
Object Description Thin piece of silver - crude animal shape (FRAUD?): Ornament of thin sheet metal with irregular reticulate design. Crudely cut. Hole pierced for stringing. Thin/gray corrosion product.
Inventory Description Silver sheet ornament, cut, perforated.
Classification
  • Sheet
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Chimu?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast
Materials Silver
Dimensions Overall: 5 x 3.1 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4339
Provenance
Collector Antonio Orlandini
Donor Hon. Robert Woods Bliss (8/4/1942)

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