Ornament

Museum number:
4-280
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.81 and Acc.88
Description:
Small ornament of Spondylus shell
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Moche Site E, Moche valley, La Libertad Region
Culture or time period:
Early Chimú (Moche Civilization) (ca. 100 BC–700 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Shell (animal material) and Spondylus
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Ornaments (object genre)
Accession date:
1903 and July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Ornament, accession number 4-280, described as Small ornament of Spondylus shellHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Ornament, accession number 4-280, described as Small ornament of Spondylus shellHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Ornament, accession number 4-280, described as Small ornament of Spondylus shellHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Ornament, accession number 4-280, described as Small ornament of Spondylus shell
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 4-280, described as Small ornament of Spondylus shellDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 4-280, described as Small ornament of Spondylus shellDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 4-280, described as Small ornament of Spondylus shell

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