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Object Number 42-12-30/3665
Display Title Necklace - coral, purple and yellow shell beads
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell ornament, necklace, tubular, discoidal beads
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru
Additional Geographic Terms North Coast; Chan Chan
Materials Shell, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 57.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm (22 5/8 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 42-12-30/3665

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