CultureNasca
Titles
- Bird Pendant (one of a pair)
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru
MediumSpondylus shell, turquoise, resin
DimensionsOverall: 3/8 × 7/8 in. (1 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1291.2
Non exposé
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Object Type
[1] Glassell Album # 5, precedes slide dated "JUL 70"
[2] Report by Alan R. Sawyer, July, 1970.
[3] Examined by Alan R. Sawyer and Heather Lechtman, October, 1971, according to letter dated 8/17/1971.
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100 BC–700 AD
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100 BC–700 AD
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100 BC–700 AD
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