Earplug

Museum number:
4-3986
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Earplug of silver. One face ornamental, the other missing.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 13, Chincha Valley Site E, Chincha valley
Verbatim coll. place:
Chincha, Site E, 13th grave, Body 2
Culture or time period:
Inca (1438–1533)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Collection date:
September-October 1900
Materials:
Silver (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Earplugs (ear ornaments)
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Loans:
S1945-1946 #3: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (dates unknown)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Earplug, accession number 4-3986, described as Earplug of silver. One face ornamental, the other missing.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Earplug, accession number 4-3986, described as Earplug of silver. One face ornamental, the other missing.

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