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Object Number
46-77-30/5861
Display Title
Copper pins
Descriptions
Object Description
Five copper pins. One: pointed at one end and made into 5 mm d spoon at the other. Shaft appears to have been twisted to produce spiral design which reverses direction at intervals. Green corrosion product. The measurements of this pin: 113 mm x 2 mm. Two: 107 mm in length with shaft of rectangular cross section, 2.5 mm x 1.5 mm, tapering to point. Other end is small spoon 6 mm in diameter. Dark greenish corrosion product. Three: 86 mm in length with rectangular cross-section thinned to 11 mm chisel at one end and blunt point at other. Green corrosion product. Four: 93 mm in length with rectangular cross-section thinned to 4 mm chisel at one end and pointed at the other. Green corrosion product. Five: 86 mm x 1.5 mm d, tapering to point. (Other end broken/corroded off?). Green corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Copper alloy pins, one pair with spooned end, other with flat chisel shape, 1 pl
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
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Peru
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La Libertad Region
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<County>
/
<City>
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Sausal
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast: Chicama Valley
Materials
Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.)
Quantity
5
Label on object
46-77-30/5861
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1880-1900's)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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