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Object Number
46-77-30/5973
Display Title
Fish-shaped copper ornaments
Descriptions
Object Description
18 Copper ornaments in shape of fish. Cut from very thin sheet metal. Hole pierced at eye location. Red/brown/black thin/tight corrosion product. Diagonal and parallel contact marks on one side show silvery metal (solder?)
Inventory Description
Copper ornaments, sheet, fish shape, perforated.
Classification
- Ornament
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
La Libertad Region
/
Trujillo Province
/
Trujillo
/
Trujillo
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast: Chicama
Materials
Copper, Lead, Tin
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 1.9 cm (2 3/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
18
Label on object
46-77-30/5973
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(ca 1880-1900's)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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