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Object Number 94-34-30/54415
Display Title Cast metal pin
Descriptions
Object Description Cast metal pin, portion of shaft missing. Shaft 80 mm x 6 mm d tapering to break. Head crescent 70 mm x 50 mm x < 1 mm with central hole 2 mm in diameter. Length measurment in main record is for overall length of piece.
Inventory Description Metal blade, crescent shape with handle, perforated, small
Classification
  • Ornament
  • 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 Metal
Dimensions Overall: 11.9 x 7 cm (4 11/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object RD, 54415
Provenance
Collector A.E. Douglass (1893 - 1894)
Collector Harvard Astronomical Expedition (1893 - 1894)
Donor A.E. Douglass (1893 - 1894)
Donor Harvard Astronomical Expedition (1893 - 1894)

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