CultureNasca
Titles
- Pair of Beads
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru
MediumRock Crystal, string
DimensionsOverall (each bead): 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.494
Non exposé
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Object Type
Examined by Alan R. Sawyer July, 1970. Report by Alan Sawyer;
Letter dated August 17, 1971 indicates Alan Sawyer and Heather Lechtman conducted an additional examination in October, 1971;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.494
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900–200 BC
Gold and rock crystal
2010.459
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell with inlaid gold and turquoise inlay, and string
2010.1300
100 BC–700 AD
Sodalite, spondylus shell, white shell, green stone, agate, string
2010.482
900–200 BC
Stone and traces of hematite or cinnabar
2010.1055.1,.2