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An example of stone cutting
Object Number 2004.29.9672
Display Title An example of stone cutting
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Peru / Machu Picchu / An example of stone cutting / Yale Peruvian Expedition 1912. / under H. Bingham / See Nat. Geog. Magazine for April 1913.
Department Photographic
Date 1912
Artist Yale Peruvian Expedition
Culture
  • Inca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Cuzco Region / <County> / <City> / Machu Picchu
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 8.255 × 13.6525 cm (3 1/4 × 5 3/8 in.)

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