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Object Number 46-77-30/6878
Display Title Broken gourd with shell inlays
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, gourd bowl, shell inlaid, pyrographic figurative designs
Classification
  • Organic
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Moche
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms South coast
Materials Gourd, Shell
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 15.9 x 12.6 cm (2 3/16 x 6 1/4 x 4 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-77-30/6878
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (12/1940-11/1944)
Donor Donated by Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (11/26/1946)
Donor Donated by Mr. Donald C. Scott (11/26/1946)

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