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PlaqueSf601

Gilded disc with an incised design of an abstract creature. Has one semi-circular eye and another semi-circle below the eye. There are three triangular spikes at the top of the head with two scrolls and a zig-zag line on either side of the head. The design fits inside an incised border. There is a hole above the head, near the border. The back is undecorated.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf599

A thick disc with gilding and an incised design of a front-facing human head with a headdress. The face has cup-shaped eyes with rolled up pupils, and ears with holes. The headdress has an inverted triangle in centre. The design fits inside a circular incised border. There is a small drilled hole at the top of the headdress, near the border. The back of the disc is undecorated.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BalanceSf702

Smoothly finished, rectangular bone balance with no decoration. Three holes are drilled into one of narrow edges, only the centre hole goes through to the other edge; fibre twine fragments are in each. One hole is drilled through the width of the bar at the corner of the side.

Culture
Andes
Material
bone
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BandSf562

A narrow, flat strip of metal with 30 raised circles closely spaced along the entire length. Two small, punched holes at each end.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal ? and silver metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Neck ? OrnamentSf561

A flat metal strip of even width bent into an oval shape. There is a gap between the squared-off ends. Gilded surface. There are some textile impressions on the sides.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal, silver metal ? and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CrownSf559 a-b

Two sheet metal strips fastened together and folded to make a square. There are matching holes at the overlap. The top edge has twelve three-pronged protrusions which are broken off at varying heights. Hundreds of broken hooks are arranged in rows, covering the surface. Four unbroken hooks suspend metal discs. Many disc imprints are visible on the surface. Small areas of gilded surface are visible.

Culture
Andes
Material
silver metal ?, gold metal and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlaqueSf558

A square plaque of metal with an incised design of a zoomorphic creature with some bird characteristics in profile. One wing/forearm is extended. The feet and crest on the head are rendered as step triangles. There is a series of lines from the back of the head around the tail. The bill is rendered as two opposing hooks. The plaque has two suspension holes in the upper corners.

Culture
Andes
Material
metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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OrnamentSf557

A thin sheet metal disc with two closely spaced holes near the edge with clear imprints of threads on both sides from the holes to the edge of the disc. Other textile pseudomorphs on both sides. There is an area on one side where the corroded surface has chipped away, exposing fragments of a gilded layer.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal and gold metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Crown ? OrnamentSf555

A rectangular sheet of metal with two broken ends and three rows of regularly placed, broken staples, parallel to the straight edges. Disc imprints occur below the staples. In between, are two rows of incised designs of interlocking step frets. Small areas of a gilded layer are visible.

Culture
Andes
Material
copper metal, gold metal and silver metal ?
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PinSf525

A conical metal shaft with a bulbous feline head. The head has rounded ears, incised circular eyes and a grimacing mouth with teeth and triangular fangs. There is a hole through the shaft 1 cm from the head. The gilded layer is particularly thick and distinct from the brown metal base.

Culture
Andes
Material
gold metal and copper metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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