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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Provenance(Sotheby's New York, May 17, 1994, lot #225);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1150

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front of object
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Necklace
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100 BC–700 AD
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100 BC–700 AD
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1100–1450 AD
Wood inlaid with shell, mother of pearl, spondylus shell, and turquoise
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Bead Assembly
100 BC–700 AD
Sodalite, spondylus shell, white shell, green stone, agate, string
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front of object, in case as received by MFAH
650–900 AD
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1300–1450
Spondylus shell
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Bracelet
100 BC–700 AD
Gold, turquoise, spondylus shell, sodalite, and string
2010.240
Ornament in the Form of a Double Headed Snake (one of a pair)
900–200 BC
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1223.2