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Slate tablets etched with designs found on garment of a mummy
Slate tablets etched with designs found on garment of a mummy
Object Number 2004.29.9597
Display Title Slate tablets etched with designs found on garment of a mummy
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Four of these slate tablets were found fastened to a garment taken from a mummy, Valley of Santa, near Chimbote, Peru. These two are in collection of Madam Tweddle, Plainfield, N.J. "The others were taken by a German who went shares(?) on the find" Borrowed of Mr. H. Teddle for study on photographing, July 24, 1898. / The tablets are of a light grey slate, lines well cut & filled with a dark pigment. Blue stones set in eyes of men on upper tablet (lost in lower) / F.W. Putnam
Department Photographic
Date 1898
Culture
  • Peruvian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms Valley of Santa; near Chimbote
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 21.2725 × 16.51 cm (8 3/8 × 6 1/2 in.)

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