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Object Number
42-12-30/3221
Display Title
Metal and glass necklace
Descriptions
Object Description
Necklace. 15 blue/green glass beads approx 6 mm x 3 mm; 12 smaller glass beads 3.5 mm x 1.5 mm; 5 spherical beads of thin sheet metal approx 8 mm in diameter; many tiny barrel shaped beads of metal foil, some as small as 1 mm x 1 mm. Measurements in full record are for whole piece. Dark corrosion product.
Inventory Description
Metal and glass necklace, various size beads, glass beads are blue/green.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Colonial Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
/
Lima Region
/
Huaura Province
/
Huacho
Materials
Metal, Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 75 x 0.9 cm (29 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
(1941-1942)
Donor
Dr. Alfred M. Tozzer
(1942)
Donor
Mr. Donald C. Scott
(1942)
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