CultureChavín
Titles
- Ornament in the Form of a Double Headed Snake (one of a pair)
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumSpondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 1 in. (3.8 × 2.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1223.2
Non exposé
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900–200 BC
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1223.1
1000 BC–1600 AD
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1384.2
1000 BC–1600 AD
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1384.1
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, turquoise, purple, mussel, silver, resin
2010.984.1,.2
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, turquoise, purple mussel, gold, resin
2010.985.1,.2
650–900 AD
Shell inlaid with turquoise, pyrite, spondylus shell, and mother of pearl
2010.462
1100–1450 AD
Wood inlaid with shell, mother of pearl, spondylus shell, and turquoise
2010.323.1,.2
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell with inlaid gold and turquoise inlay, and string
2010.1300