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Object Number 42-12-30/3533
Display Title Metal knife
Descriptions
Object Description Curvilinear metal knife, thinned at cutting edge. Hole 2.5 mm in diameter at one end. Mostly light/tight corrosion product on one side, some loose green on other side.
Inventory Description Copper knife, ornamental curvalinear shape, round end with perforation.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Knife
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 15.5 x 5.5 x 0.2 cm (6 1/8 x 2 3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3533
Provenance
Collector Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1941-1942)
Donor Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer (1942)
Donor Mr. Donald C. Scott (1942)

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