Ornament
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
- Ornament
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumConch and mussel shell
Dimensions2 1/4 × 7/8 × 3/8 in. (5.7 × 2.2 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1168
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
On view
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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1168
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Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
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650–900 AD
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2001.1164
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100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, gold, silver, purple mussel, resin, cotton cord
2010.986
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100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus, turquoise, purple mussel, gold, resin, cotton cord
2010.981
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Shells, green stone, and metal
2001.1167
Unknown Central and South American
900–200 BC
Shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1224
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100 BC–700 AD
Blue agate, spondylus, shell, purple mussel, shell, gold, resin
2010.976
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, purple mussel shell
2010.1311
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, turquoise, purple mussel, gold, resin
2010.985.1,.2