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Object Number 33-83-20/76377.1.31
Display Title Pectoral necklace of gold, turquoise, red sea shell and pearls
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: Mexico, Oaxaca, Monte Alban / Pectoral necklace of gold, turquoise, red sea shell and pearls. / See Cat. in Library
Subject
  • Jewelry
Department Photographic
Culture
  • Mesoamerican
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America / Mexico / Oaxaca
Dimensions Overall: 13.0175 × 17.78 cm (5 1/8 × 7 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Donor Donated by Dr. Herbert Eustis Winlock

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Gold necklace
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Oaxaca
Shell necklaces
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Bead
Pearl
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Bead
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Miscellaneous
Charcoal
Utilized bone
Mica
Pearl
Bead
Sheet
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Fragment
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Bead
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Gold bracelet and rings
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Gold mask of Xipetotec, God of Goldsmithing and Springtime
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Oaxaca
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Oaxaca