Word: willey
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Gordon R. Willey, Bowditch Professor of Central American and Mexican Archaeology and curator of Middle American Archaeology, said the artifacts could be melted down and their gold sold for several thousand dollars, but they are "irreplaceable" artistically...
...Willey said the two items, which were on exhibit in the first-floor "Masterpieces of the Peabody" display, probably weighed only a few ounces, but had a very high gold content, probably more than 90 per cent...
...items were approximately 1000-15000 years old, Willey said. The greave, made of hammered gold to be worn on the leg, is 16 centimeters long and nine centimeters in diameter. The dimensions of the cuff were not available...