Shell: cut

Museum number:
4-2752
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Cut piece of Conus Fergusoni shell, similar to those found on the Cerro Blanco.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 6, Moche Site F, Moche valley
Verbatim coll. place:
Grave 6
Culture or time period:
Early Chimú (Moche Civilization) (ca. 100 BC–700 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Conus fergusoni and Shell (animal material)
Taxon:
Conus fergusoni
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shell: cut, accession number 4-2752, described as Cut piece of Conus Fergusoni shell, similar to those found on the Cerro Blanco.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell: cut, accession number 4-2752, described as Cut piece of Conus Fergusoni shell, similar to those found on the Cerro Blanco.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell: cut, accession number 4-2752, described as Cut piece of Conus Fergusoni shell, similar to those found on the Cerro Blanco.

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