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Object Number
2006.32.44
Display Title
Metal axe
Descriptions
Object Description
Metal axe
Inventory Description
Axe, rectangular base, flared, rectangular blade, curved tip, depressed hole
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Date
ca. 1438-1532 AD
Culture
- Chimú
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 9 x 2.5 cm (4 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of Harvard University Art Museums
Provenance
Collector
Benjamin Hertzberg
(3/4/1968)
Collector
Lilian Hertzberg
(3/4/1968)
Dealer
Federico Taino
(3/4/1968)
Donor
Harvard University Art Museums
(10/11/06)
Seller
Federico Taino
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