Magnetite

Museum number:
16-12024
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2299
Description:
Lump of magnetite; smoothed and rounded; width: 7.5 cm.
Donor:
Leslie Hoggarth
Collection place:
Cusco Region, Southern Peru
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru; Cuzco; Tullumayu River Channel
Collector:
Leslie Hoggarth
Collection date:
1964
Materials:
Magnetite
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Mineral and rock samples
Accession date:
1967
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Comment:
When found, an Indian workman said "esta es la piedra que vence las otras piedras.
Loans:
S1976-1977 #74 #2: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Catherine Julien (April 20, 1977–April 20, 1977)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Magnetite, accession number 16-12024, described as Lump of magnetite; smoothed and rounded; width: 7.5 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Magnetite, accession number 16-12024, described as Lump of magnetite; smoothed and rounded; width: 7.5 cm.

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