CultureMoche
Titles
- Axe-head with a Human Head
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumCopper with turquoise inlays
Dimensionso/a: 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 4 inches (5.3 x5.3 × 10.2 cm.)
plexiglas mount: 3 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 2 1/8 inches (8.9 × 11.5 × 5.3 cm.)
plexiglas mount: 3 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 2 1/8 inches (8.9 × 11.5 × 5.3 cm.)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1113
Not on view
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Object Type
[1] Glassell Album # 10, slide dated "NOV 85."
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