Bead Assembly

Bead Assembly

Public Domain

CultureNasca
Titles
  • Bead Assembly
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold, spondylus shell, sodalite, turquoise, string
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/16 in. (18 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.481
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1972 [Glassell Album #8, slide dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.481

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Bead Assembly
Bead Assembly
100 BC–700 AD
Gold, spondylus shell, turquoise, sodalite, and string
2010.247
Bead Assembly
Bead Assembly
100 BC–700 AD
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2010.248
front of object
Bead Assembly
100 BC–700 AD
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Bead Assembly
100 BC–700 AD
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Bead Assembly
Bead Assembly
100 BC–700 AD
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front of object
Bead Assembly with Fish Beads
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell with inlaid gold and turquoise inlay, and string
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Bracelet
Bracelet
100 BC–700 AD
Gold, turquoise, spondylus shell, sodalite, and string
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Bead Assembly
Bead Assembly
100 BC–700 AD
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100 BC–700 AD
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front of object
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100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell with turquoise inlay, and string
2010.1299
Bead Assembly
Bead Assembly
100 BC–700 AD
Gold, turquoise, sodalite, and thread
2010.249
Bracelet
Bracelet
1000 BC–1600 AD
Turquoise, spondylus shell, yellow stone, and string
2010.499