Unknown Central and South American
Three Spondylus Shell Pendant Ornaments

Three Spondylus Shell Pendant Ornaments

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Three Spondylus Shell Pendant Ornaments
Artist
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)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.691-2010.693
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least July 1970–2008 [1][2][3]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[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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