CultureNasca
Titles
- Three Spondylus Shell Pendant Ornaments
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru
MediumSpondylus shell, gold, resin, cotton cord
Dimensions2010.691: 3 11/16 × 11/16 × 1/2 in. (9.3 × 1.7 × 1.3 cm)
2010.692: 3 3/4 × 9/16 × 1/4 in. (9.5 × 1.4 × 0.6 cm)
2010.693: 3 3/4 × 1/2 × 7/16 in. (9.5 × 1.3 × 1.1 cm)
2010.692: 3 3/4 × 9/16 × 1/4 in. (9.5 × 1.4 × 0.6 cm)
2010.693: 3 3/4 × 1/2 × 7/16 in. (9.5 × 1.3 × 1.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.691-2010.693
Not on view
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[1] Glassell Album #5, precedes slide dated "JUL 70."
[2] Report by Alan R. Sawyer, July, 1970.
[3] Scheduled examination by Alan R. Sawyer and Heather Lechtman, October, 1971, letter dated 8/17/1971.
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100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, gold, silver, purple mussel, resin, cotton cord
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100 BC–700 AD
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100 BC–700 AD
Gold, spondylus shell, turquoise, purple mussel, conch, greenstone, resin, cotton cord
2010.989.1,.2
100 BC–700 AD
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2010.990.1,.2
100 BC–700 AD
Gold, silver, spondylus, purple mussel shell, turquoise, wood, resin, cotton cord
2010.978
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus, turquoise, purple mussel, gold, resin, cotton cord
2010.981
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, turquoise, purple, mussel, silver, resin
2010.984.1,.2
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus, turquoise, resin, cotton cord
2010.1289.1,.2
900–200 BC
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2010.899.1,.2
