Unknown Central and South American
Necklace Assembly with Spherical and Cylindrical Beads

Necklace Assembly with Spherical and Cylindrical Beads

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Necklace Assembly with Spherical and Cylindrical Beads
Artist
CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Necklace Assembly with Spherical and Cylindrical Beads
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlacePeru
MediumSodalite and gold
DimensionsOverall (length, doubled): 15 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (38.7 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.504
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston [Glassell Album #4, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.504

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