Plumb Bob Tool Item Number: Sf690 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
An inverted tetrahedron of solid metal with a short shank. The shank has two identical human faces on either side of a suspension hole.
History Of Use
Probably used as a plumb-bob (p.c. Alan sawyer), perhaps in architectural surveying.
Narrative
Pre-Conquest, before 1532 C.E.
Iconographic Meaning
The Janus-head appears frequently on symmetrical metal and ceramic objects from diverse periods.
Item History
What
- Name
- Plumb Bob Tool
- Identification Number
- Sf690
- Type of Item
- tool
- Material
- copper metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast
- Overall
- height 2.7 cm, diameter 1.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Peru
When
- Creation Date
- before 1532
- Collection Date
- between 1949 and 1966
- Ownership Date
- before May 4, 1981
- Acquisition Date
- on May 4, 1981
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0711/0192