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Small copper knife
Object Number 42-28-30/4649
Display Title Small copper knife
Descriptions
Object Description Small copper knife, pie-shaped blade blending to handle 15 mm wide. Other measurements in record are for blade. Portion of object is missing. Green corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper, blade ornament, triangluar, broken, heavily corroded.
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Inca?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Materials Copper
Dimensions Overall: 5.7 x 3.5 x 0.1 cm (2 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-28-30/4649
Provenance
Collector Antonio Orlandini
Donor Hon. Robert Woods Bliss (1941-1942 - 8/4/1992)

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