CultureWari (Huari) style
Titles
- Five Ornaments with Human Faces
DateEarly 20th century
PlacePeru
MediumGreen stone inlaid with shell and stone
Dimensions.1,.3, Each: 1 7/16 × 1 7/16 in. (3.7 × 3.7 cm)
.2,.5, Each: 1 7/16 × 1 1/4 in. (3.7 × 3.2 cm)
.4: 1 7/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.7 × 3 cm)
.2,.5, Each: 1 7/16 × 1 1/4 in. (3.7 × 3.2 cm)
.4: 1 7/16 × 1 3/16 in. (3.7 × 3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.672.1-.5
Not on view
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Object Type
[1] Glassell Album # 10, precedes object bought at auction November, 1982
[2] Glassell inventory, precedes object described January 26, 1983.
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900–200 BC
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900–200 BC
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900–200 BC
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900–200 BC
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100 BC–700 AD
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100 BC–700 AD
Shell with stone inlay
2010.1313.4
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
Shell with stone inlay
2010.1313.2
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
Shell with stone inlay
2010.1313.9
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100 BC–700 AD
Shell with stone inlay
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200 BC–300 AD
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