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Object Number
42-12-30/3658
Display Title
Necklace - silver, coral & purple shell beads; broken bird ornament
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Shell necklace, discoidal shell and coral beads, tubular metal beads, stone bird
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Chimu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Additional Geographic Terms
North Coast; Chan Chan
Materials
Shell, Coral, Silver, Stone, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 15.4 x 7.7 x 0.5 cm (6 1/16 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
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