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1985.49.138

Pottery whistle in the form of a bird. Black in colour [PRA [OPS move] 2/10/2017]

1985.49.138

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pottery whistle in the form of a bird. Black in colour [PRA [OPS move] 2/10/2017]
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Unknown
Person
Field collector Mrs Berens
PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1923 Archaeological period: Inka Inca
Date collected
By 1923
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Fire-Hardened, Process Incised, Process Perforated, Process Moulded, Process Modelled
Dimensions
Height: max 32 mm, Width: max 21 mm, Length: max 58 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.49.138

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