Pendant

Museum number:
4-2620
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Box-like pendant of gold, 7/16 in. thick, trapezoidal; bases 2-3/8 and 1-1/2”, altitude 1-3/4”. Front highly embossed with figure of lizard holding a ball. Turquoise inlay mostly remaining on body of lizard. Back embossed with double spiral of lines and dots.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Moche Site A (Huaca del Sol), Moche valley, La Libertad region
Culture or time period:
Middle Horizon, ancient Peru (800–1100 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Gold (metal) and Metal
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Pendants (jewelry)
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Pendant, accession number 4-2620, described as Box-like pendant of gold, 7/16 in. thick, trapezoidal; bases 2-3/8 and 1-1/2”, altitude 1-3/4”. Front highly embossed with figure of lizard holding a ball. Turquoise inlay mostly remaining on body of lizard. Back embossed with double spiral of lines and dots.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Pendant, accession number 4-2620, described as Box-like pendant of gold, 7/16 in. thick, trapezoidal; bases 2-3/8 and 1-1/2”, altitude 1-3/4”. Front highly embossed with figure of lizard holding a ball. Turquoise inlay mostly remaining on body of lizard. Back embossed with double spiral of lines and dots.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pendant, accession number 4-2620, described as Box-like pendant of gold, 7/16 in. thick, trapezoidal; bases 2-3/8 and 1-1/2”, altitude 1-3/4”. Front highly embossed with figure of lizard holding a ball. Turquoise inlay mostly remaining on body of lizard. Back embossed with double spiral of lines and dots.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pendant, accession number 4-2620, described as Box-like pendant of gold, 7/16 in. thick, trapezoidal; bases 2-3/8 and 1-1/2”, altitude 1-3/4”. Front highly embossed with figure of lizard holding a ball. Turquoise inlay mostly remaining on body of lizard. Back embossed with double spiral of lines and dots.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Pendant, accession number 4-2620, described as Box-like pendant of gold, 7/16 in. thick, trapezoidal; bases 2-3/8 and 1-1/2”, altitude 1-3/4”. Front highly embossed with figure of lizard holding a ball. Turquoise inlay mostly remaining on body of lizard. Back embossed with double spiral of lines and dots.

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