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Object Number 35-47-30/11881.1.1
Display Title Fortress at Ollantaytambo
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Cuzco [crossed out and replaced with Ollataitambo] / Peru / Ruins of Inca fortress near Cuzco. Constructed / of granite blocks shaped with stone implements / and fitted together without mortar."; printed on photograph: "Cima de la Fortaleza op / Ollantaytambo en Urubamba / Cuzco - Peru / C. M. Muniz."
Department Photographic
Date ca. 1878
Artist C. M. Muñiz
Culture
  • Inca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Cuzco Region / Urubamba Province
Dimensions Overall: 11.7475 × 20.0025 cm (4 5/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
Provenance
Collector M. Lewis Crosby
Donor Donated by A. Morris Crosby

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