Beads

Museum number:
4-3087
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21040003087
Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Cylindrical beads of shell (probably Conus Fergusoni), perforated.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 10, Moche Site F, Moche valley
Verbatim coll. place:
Grave 10
Culture or time period:
Early Chimú (Moche Civilization) (ca. 100 BC–700 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Shell (animal material)
Taxon:
Conus fergusoni
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Beads (pierced objects)
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 4-3087, described as Cylindrical beads of shell (probably Conus Fergusoni), perforated.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Beads, accession number 4-3087, described as Cylindrical beads of shell (probably Conus Fergusoni), perforated.

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