Necklace of Seven Hollow Beads with Male Figures Sacrificing Dogs

front of object

Public Domain

Necklace of Seven Hollow Beads with Male Figures Sacrificing Dogs
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Necklace of Seven Hollow Beads with Male Figures Sacrificing Dogs
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall (Each bead): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.475
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.475

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

front of object
Necklace of Hollow Beads with Crocodile Pendant
700–1550 AD
Gold
2010.463
Necklace Assembly with Hollow Beads
Necklace Assembly with Hollow Beads
800–1450 AD
Gold
2010.484
front of object as mounted at time of receipt
Necklace Assembly with Hollow Stylized Insect and Cylindrical Beads
900–200 BC
Gold and rock crystal
2010.459
Necklace of 24 Hollow Beads
Necklace of 24 Hollow Beads
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.478
front of object
Necklace of 14 Large Hollow Beads
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.479
front of object
Necklace with Hollow Bell Beads
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2010.453
Pair of Hollow Circular Ear or Nose Ornaments with Beads
Pair of Hollow Circular Ear or Nose Ornaments with Beads
500–1550 AD
Gold
2010.730-2010.731
Strand of Hollow Beads
Strand of Hollow Beads
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2002.4381
front of objects, as assembled at receipt
Assembly of Hollow Human Shaped Beads
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2010.491
front of object
Necklace with Semi-cylindrical Beads
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2010.452
Set of 11 Necklace Beads Depicting the Decapitator Deity
Set of 11 Necklace Beads Depicting the Decapitator Deity
100–800 AD
Gold and turquoise
2001.1066.1-.11
front of object (mounted to Plexiglas mount)
Necklace Assembly with Beads in the Form of Stylized Crocodiles
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.454