Necklace with Spherical and Cylindrical Openwork Beads

CultureMoche
Titles
  • Necklace with Spherical and Cylindrical Openwork Beads
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall (doubled): 15 1/2 × 5/8 in., 0.2kg (39.4 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.474
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceEx. Jean-Eugene Lions Collection, Geneva, #1023, since at least 1980;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.474

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