CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
- Shell Cup with Four Faces
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumAlbite (feldspar mineral) with purple mussel shell inlay
Dimensions3 1/16 × 3 1/2 × 3 3/8 in. (7.8 × 8.9 × 8.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1164
Not on view
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Object Type
[1] Andre Emmerich inventory card, no. Q-37
[2] Glassell Album #8, object precedes slide dated "JAN 74."
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