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CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Necklace
Date500–800 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumShells, inlaid stones
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 3/16 in. (20.6 × 18.8 × 0.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1309
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1309

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Necklace
Unknown Central and South American
500–800 AD
Shells, inlaid stones
2001.1310
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Shells, green stone, and metal
2001.1167
looking right
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood, shells, stone, and cotton twine
2001.1160.A,.B
looking right
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood, shells, stone, and cotton twine
2001.1161
Necklace
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Shell inlaid with green stone and turquoise
2010.473
Necklace
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Shell inlaid with green stone and turquoise
2010.472
recto of object
Unknown Central and South American
550–1100 AD
Wood with inlaid stone, shell, and metal
2010.1120
Ornament with Animal Heads
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Shells and turquoise
2010.673
Ornament in the Form of a Feline Headed Deity
Unknown Central and South American
900–200 BC
Shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1224
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Shells, green stone, and metal
2001.1169
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Shell and inlaid stone
2001.1165.1,.2
Snuff Tablet
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1300 AD
Wood and inlaid stones
2002.4358
Unknown Central and South American