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Vessel rattle

A.D. 1100–1476
Object PlacePeru
Medium/TechniqueEarthenware
DimensionsLength 12.4 cm, width 4.7 cm (Length 4 7/8 in., width 1 7/8 in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund
Accession number1984.373
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance1984, sold by Douglas Deihl, Northampton, Massachusetts, to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 13, 1984)
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Restricted: For reference only
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Conservation status: After treatment
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