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Necklace with shell pendants
Necklace with shell pendants
Object Number 87-61-30/54515
Display Title Necklace with shell pendants
Descriptions
Inventory Description Organic, shell beads, tabular on braided string, fragmentary
Classification
  • Bead
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Late Coastal?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lima Region / Lima Province / Ancon
Intrasite Prehistoric Graves
Additional Geographic Terms Chillon Valley
Materials Shell, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 x 2.8 x 0.6 cm (2 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 12
Label on object 54515

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