Metal workers used tin and copper to create bronze and this process left residue. The majority of the tools used in the metal production process in Machu Picchu were hammers, mortars, molds, and polishers.
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Title: Small rock hammer
Creator: Inca culture
Location: Cusco
Physical Dimensions: Alto 35.90 mm
Largo 78.09 cm
Ancho 35.44 cm
Peso 243.2 gr
Provenance: Cusco
Type: Stone
Rights: Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. UNSAAC
Medium: Pulida
Materiales: Piedra verdusca
Fecha: S. XVI
Cultura/Estilo: Inka
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