CultureNasca
Titles
- Pair of Toad Ornaments
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold, turquoise, spondylus shell, resin
DimensionsEach: 5/8 × 11/16 × 1 in. (1.6 × 1.8 × 2.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1294.1,.2
Not on view
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[1] Glassell Album # 5, slide dated "JUL 70"
[2] Report by Alan R. Sawyer, July, 1970.
[3] Examined by Alan R. Sawyer and Heather Lechtman, October, 1971, according to letter dated 8/17/1971.
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