CultureNasca
Titles
- Pairs of Warriors with Trophy Heads
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru
MediumSpondylus shell, turquoise, purple mussel, gold, resin
DimensionsPendant, Each: 2 1/16 × 1 5/16 in. (5.3 × 3.4 cm)
Beads, Each: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Beads, Each: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.985.1,.2
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, turquoise, purple, mussel, silver, resin
2010.984.1,.2
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, gold, silver, purple mussel, resin, cotton cord
2010.986
100 BC–700 AD
Gold, spondylus shell, turquoise, purple mussel, conch, greenstone, resin, cotton cord
2010.989.1,.2
100 BC–700 AD
Sodalite, turquoise, spondylus shell, greenstone, shell, resin, cotton cord
2010.990.1,.2
