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Object Number
46-77-30/6158
Display Title
Silver spondylus shell tweezers
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of silver tweezers with little pieces of metal as ornaments on them, spoudyless shell effigy: Silver tweezers in the shape of a spondylus shell.
Inventory Description
Metal shell, one sheet folded to make shell, attached metal strips
Classification
- Metal
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province?
/
<City>
/
Huacho?
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho / Hacienda Humaya
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Huaura Province / Huacho / Hacienda Humaya
Additional Geographic Terms
Central Coast; Huara Valley
Materials
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 4 x 7.1 x 6.9 cm (1 9/16 x 2 13/16 x 2 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-77-30/6158
Credit Line
Gift of Alfred M. Tozzer and Donald Scott, 1946
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(1940-1944 - 1946)
Donor
Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer
(1946)
Donor
Mr. Donald C. Scott
(1946)
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