Unknown Central and South American
Necklace of Tear Shaped Pendant Ornaments with Figures of Fishes and Birds
CultureChimú
Titles
- Necklace of Tear Shaped Pendant Ornaments with Figures of Fishes and Birds
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 15 15/16 in. (40.5 cm)
Other (Each pendant): 1 9/16 × 2 5/8 in. (4 × 6.6 cm)
Other (Each pendant): 1 9/16 × 2 5/8 in. (4 × 6.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.461
Not on view
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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.461
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100 BC–800 AD
Gold
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1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold foil
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600–1600 AD
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1100–1450 AD
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1100–1450 AD
Gold with stone and shell inlays
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1–800 AD
Gold
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1–200 AD
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650–900 AD
Gold and silver
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600–1600 AD
Gold
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200 BC–400 AD
Gold and turquoise
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