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Vessel rattle (belt ornament)
Vessel rattle (belt ornament)

Vessel rattle (belt ornament)

A.D. 200–600
Object PlacePeru
Medium/TechniqueCopper alloy
DimensionsLength 11.6 cm, width 5.5 cm (Length 4 9/16 in., width 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1984.330
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1984, sold by Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)
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