CultureChimú (probably)
Titles
- Bead in the Form of a Human Figure
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumSpondylus shell
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/16 × 3/8 × 1/4 in. (3.6 × 0.9 × 0.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.259
Not on view
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Object Type
[1] Glassell Album #8, before slide dated "FEB 72".
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100 BC–700 AD
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Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
Spondylus shell, turquoise, sodalite, other stone, and string
2010.248
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
Sodalite, turquoise, spondylus shell, green stone, string
2010.480
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900–200 BC
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1223.2
Unknown Central and South American
900–200 BC
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1223.1
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
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
Gold, turquoise, spondylus shell, sodalite, and string
2010.240
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