Worked shell piece, perforated

Museum number:
4-2446
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Chisel-shaped cut piece of Spondylus pictorum shell, perforated for suspension.
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) and Spondylus pictorum
Taxon:
Spondylus pictorum
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Worked shell piece, perforated, accession number 4-2446, described as Chisel-shaped cut piece of Spondylus pictorum shell, perforated for suspension.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Worked shell piece, perforated, accession number 4-2446, described as Chisel-shaped cut piece of Spondylus pictorum shell, perforated for suspension.

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