Pieces of inlay

Museum number:
4-2314a
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Small pieces of edge of Spondylus pictorum shell from inlay in wood; A, circular, B, rectangular.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Moche site H (Cerro Blanco), Moche valley, La Libertad Region
Culture or time period:
Late Chimú period
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Shell (animal material)
Taxon:
Spondylus pictorum
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pieces of inlay, accession number 4-2314a, described as Small pieces of edge of Spondylus pictorum shell from inlay in wood; A, circular, B, rectangular.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pieces of inlay, accession number 4-2314a, described as Small pieces of edge of Spondylus pictorum shell from inlay in wood; A, circular, B, rectangular.

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