Disc

29455A

From: Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29455A
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Pachacamac | Gravefield I
Culture Area Andean
Section American
Materials Ceramic | Clay
Description

Thin, rounded, gaming counters?

Small round ceramic disk. No decoration. The object was likely fired in an oxidizing atmosphere as the ceramic paste is not visible in color. Black ink on one side reads: "1271, 16."

Thickness 0.6 cm
Outside Diameter 3.4 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 1271 - Field No SF

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