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Object Number
46-77-30/6059
Display Title
Copper needles
Descriptions
Object Description
6 Copper needles. Descriptions below:
One: 102 mm x 4 mm in diameter, tapering to approximately 3 mm d at blunt (broken?) end. Conical head approximately 7.5 mm diameter x 5 mm, surmounting three rounded sections decreasing sequentially: 5.5, 4, 3.5 mm in diameter. Green corrosion product.
Four others: between 160-190 mm overall, conical button heads blending to 4 mm in diameter shaft which tapers to point. Green corrosion product.
The last: metal pin 120 mm in length with 3 mm diameter shaft tapering to point. Head in three sections decreasing sequentially from 5 mm to 3 mm in diameter. Heavy green corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Copper needles, flat heads, segmented decoration at head end
Classification
- Needle
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Cajamarquilla
Materials
Copper
Dimensions
Overall: 19 x 1.2 cm (7 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
6
Label on object
46-77-30/6059
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(ca 1880-1900's)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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