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Object Number
42-28-30/4701
Display Title
Bead on spindle
Descriptions
Object Description
Small compostie bead - bottom part a round blue stone bead, top part piece of turguoise set with tiny gold knobs; gold shaft in center: Composite bead on tubular metal spindle. Azurite bead, oblate spheroid--measurements in body of Embark record. Chrysocola bead truncated cone 7.5 mm-5 mm x 3 mm x 8 mm with four remaining gold (?) bosses attached with adhesive; central tube of tumbaga foil approximately 2.5 mm x 15 mm with flange at one end.
Inventory Description
Stone bead, composite, 1 part blue (spherical), 1 part green with metal decorati
Classification
- Pendant
- Raw Material
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Azurite, Chrysocolla, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 1.5 x 1 cm (9/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Antonio Orlandini
Donor
Hon. Robert Woods Bliss
(1941-1942 - 8/4/1942)
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