Unknown Central and South American
Necklace Assembly with Hollow Beads

Necklace Assembly with Hollow Beads

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Necklace Assembly with Hollow Beads
Artist
CultureSicán (Lambayeque) or Chimú
Titles
  • Necklace Assembly with Hollow Beads
Date800–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall (length, doubled): 11 3/4 × 1/2 × 1/2 in. (29.8 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.484
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1967 [Glassell Album #3, slide dated "Dec 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.484

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