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Silver ear ornament
Image Not Available for Silver ear ornament
Object Number 87-61-30/54506
Display Title Silver ear ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description Silver ear spool, broken flat disc at one end
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Coastal?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Intrasite Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon Valley
Materials Silver
Dimensions Overall: 3 x 2.7 cm (1 3/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 54506
Provenance
Collector John G. Bucklin (1876)
Seller Simon S. Bucklin (1887)

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