CultureChavín
Titles
- Pair of Ornaments with Faces and Beads
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumStone and traces of hematite or cinnabar
Dimensions.1: 3 7/8 × 2 1/16 × 1/4 in. (9.8 × 5.2 × 0.6 cm)
.2: 3 15/16 × 2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (10 × 5.4 × 1 cm)
.2: 3 15/16 × 2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (10 × 5.4 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1055.1,.2
Not on view
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Object Type
[1] Glassell inventory; near object described on September 15, 1998.
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