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Object Number 73-6-30/7317
Display Title Rectangular band of thin metal sheet
Descriptions
Object Description Rectangular band of thin metal sheet, with a 6 mm x 6 mm rectangular tab at the center of each edge. Also 7 mm transverse slits at mid width, 153 mm and 185 mm from one end. Light brownish corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper, gilded?, band, regular fold marks, plain, ends have small tabs
Classification
  • Sheet
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Chincha Island
Materials Copper alloy
Dimensions Overall: 36 x 5.2 cm (14 3/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73-6-30/7317
Provenance
Collector Prof. Louis Agassiz (1871-1872)
Collector Hassler Expedition
Donor Museum of Comparative Zoology (1873)
Donor Hassler Expedition (1873)

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