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Object Number 73-6-30/7279
Display Title Golden ornament, hollow
Descriptions
Inventory Description Metal, gold 3-D hollow disc, indented top and bottom, notch cut in side, perfora
Classification
  • Metal
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Ica Region / Chincha Island
Materials Gold
Dimensions Overall: 1.4 x 4.4 x 3.9 cm (9/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 7279
Provenance
Collector Prof. Louis Agassiz (1871-1872)
Collector Hassler Expedition
Donor Museum of Comparative Zoology (1873)

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