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Chimu Bronze Lime Dipper, Bird Finial
ca. 200 - 499 A.D.
Item Number: 915779
$195.00
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| Category |
Chimu |
| Period |
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| Material |
Bronze |
| Dimensions |
3"L |
| Condition |
Repaired |
DescriptionAncient Pre-Columbian Bronze Lime Dipper, from ancient Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 200 - 499 A.D. Cast bronze capped with a crouching bird with curved beak at top of the dipper shaft. Lime dippers were used in connection with gourd or metal containers which held the powdered mineral lime necessary as a catalyst in chewing coca leaves. The dipper tip was moistened so that the requisite small amount of lime would adhere. 3"L, tip of beak missing, tail re-glued, else very good.
ProvenanceEx-private Colorado Collection.
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