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Mummy
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Object Number 2004.29.9542
Display Title Mummy
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. / Near Lake Titicaca, Peru / xref: P2633, N1199, 75-20-30/8852, Mummy given by A. Agassiz 1875.
Department Photographic
Date ca. 1875
Culture
  • Peruvian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Materials Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 15.5575 × 10.4775 cm (6 1/8 × 4 1/8 in.)

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