Spondylus Plaque Necklace
CultureWari (Huari) or Chimú
Titles
- Spondylus Plaque Necklace
Date650–1450 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumSpondylus shell and fibers
Dimensions1 3/4 × 27L in. (4.4 × 68.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1150
Not on view
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Object Type
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1150
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Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Animal hide, dyed fibers, silver, spondylus shell beads, cinnabar
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Unknown Central and South American
1000–1470 AD
Feathers, fibers, gold, wood
2002.4332.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell
2010.694-2010.696
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, gold, resin, cotton cord
2010.691-2010.693
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Wood inlaid with shell, mother of pearl, spondylus shell, and turquoise
2010.323.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
Sodalite, spondylus shell, white shell, green stone, agate, string
2010.482
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Shell inlaid with turquoise, pyrite, spondylus shell, and mother of pearl
2010.462
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, turquoise, resin
2010.1291.2
Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Turquoise, spondylus shell, yellow stone, and string
2010.499