CultureNasca
Titles
- Pendants of a Frog and Bird
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru
MediumSpondylus shell with turquoise inlay, and string
DimensionsOther (Frog): 13/16 × 9/16 in. (2 × 1.4 cm)
Other (Bird): 1/2 × 3/4 in. (1.2 × 1.9 cm)
Other (Bird): 1/2 × 3/4 in. (1.2 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1299
Not on view
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[1] Glassell Album # 5, by slide dated "JUL 70"
[2] Report by Alan R. Sawyer, July, 1970.
[3] Examined by Alan R. Sawyer and Heather Lechtman, October, 1971, according to letter dated 8/17/1971.
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100 BC–700 AD
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