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1919.59.79.1

10 fragments [.1-10] of a silver or copper vessel

1919.59.79.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
10 fragments [.1-10] of a silver or copper vessel
Long description
Though stated in the Accessions Book to be of silver, corrosion products indicate that the metal also contains copper. The corrosion on one fragment [.2] shows impressions which may be from a textile. [LM 05/11/2007]
Geographical reference
Peru
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Peru
Lima Region Ancon Necropolis of Ancon unnamed site of grave
Date
Date collected
By 1919
Acquisition information
Donated: 1919
Materials and processes
Material Silver Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Hammered, Process Impressed
Dimensions
Length: max 82 mm, Length: max 78 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1919.59.79.1 Accession number: 1919.59.79.2 Accession number: 1919.59.79.3 Accession number: 1919.59.79.4 Accession number: 1919.59.79.5 Accession number: 1919.59.79.6 Accession number: 1919.59.79.7 Accession number: 1919.59.79.8 Accession number: 1919.59.79.9 Accession number: 1919.59.79.10

Search terms: Death, Religion, Vessel, Ornament, Textile, Grave Good

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