Beads

Museum number:
4-2629
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Two small round beads of gold; hollow; made in two halves and soldered; diameter 0.6 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Moche Site A (Huaca del Sol), Moche valley, La Libertad region
Culture or time period:
Middle Horizon, ancient Peru (800–1100 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Gold (metal) and Metal
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Beads, accession number 4-2629, described as Two small round beads of gold; hollow; made in two halves and soldered; diameter 0.6 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Beads, accession number 4-2629, described as Two small round beads of gold; hollow; made in two halves and soldered; diameter 0.6 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 4-2629, described as Two small round beads of gold; hollow; made in two halves and soldered; diameter 0.6 cm.

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