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Object Number 94-34-30/54430
Display Title Cast metal amulet
Descriptions
Object Description Cast metal amulet, lower portion a rectangular blade about 27 mm long x 11 mm. Upper portion human figure with jug handle eye at back of head. Green corrosion product.
Inventory Description Copper pendants, human effigy, fully modeled upper torso
Classification
  • Pendant
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Bolivia / La Paz Department / Ingavi Province / Tiwanaku Municipality / Tiahuanaco
Additional Geographic Terms Tiahuanaco, ruins of; Tiahuanaco, vicinity of
Materials Bronze?
Dimensions Overall: 5.2 x 1.2 cm (2 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 54430
Provenance
Collector A.E. Douglass (1893 - 1894)
Donor A.E. Douglass (1893 - 1894)

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