CultureNasca
Titles
- Pearl Oyster Pendant
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru
MediumShell, gold, and turquoise
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 × 1 3/16 in. (6.7 × 3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.982
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] Scheduled examination by Alan R. Sawyer and Heather Lechtman, October, 1971, letter dated 8/17/1971.
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Spondylus shell with turquoise inlay
2010.1317.1
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100 BC–700 AD
Shell with turquoise inlay
2010.1313.3