Unknown Central and South American
Spondylus collar

CultureChancay
Titles
  • Spondylus collar
Date1300–1450 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumSpondylus shell beads
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 13 × 1/4 in. (35.6 × 33 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1119
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since 1968;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1129

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