Necklace

Necklace

Public Domain

CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Necklace
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWhite shell and string
DimensionsOverall: 19 5/16 in. (49 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.497
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1972 [Glassell Album #8, slide dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.947

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front of object
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1000 BC–1600 AD
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front of object
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