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Object Number
46-77-30/9952
Display Title
Bead, shell
Descriptions
Object Description
Fifteen cylindrical beads of spondylus shell, strung on a piece of cotton cord.
Inventory Description
Organic, shell, beads, discoidal, 6 on cotton string, 9 on twisted fiber
Classification
- Bead
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Late Intermediate period
- Central Coast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Peru
Materials
Shell, Fiber
Dimensions
Overall: 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.2 cm (3/16 x 3/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
15
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.1.97 | Organic, shell beads, discoidal, strung on twisted cotton string |
Bead
|
Peru
| |
| 33-19-20/273 | String of shell beads |
Bead
|
Playa de los Muertos
| |
| 46-77-30/6176 | Necklace, shell beads |
Fiber
|
Hacienda Humaya
| |
| 2003.1.426 | Shell disc beads |
Bead
|
Turner Group; Ohio State Site # 33HA 26
| |
| 34-159-30/897 | Necklace of 43 cylindrical shell beads, 1 cylindrical stone bead, 1 flat shell b |
Bead
|
Carabobo
| |
| 34-159-30/894 | Necklace of 4 cylindrical shell beads, 2 round flat shell beads, 1 fragment of p |
Bead
|
Carabobo
| |
| 46-73-10/56930 | 21 strung shell beads and 2 pieces of turquoise attached (1 broken, 1 irregular) |
Bead
|
Los Muertos
| |
| 38-28-30/4202 | Necklace, bone and shell beads |
Ornament
|
Paracas Necropolis
| |
| 34-167-30/659 | Strings of small shell beads |
Bead
|
Colombia
| |
| 43-39-10/26420 | String of 41 olivella shell beads |
Bead
|
Arizona
| |
| 46-77-30/6236.3 | Shell, pottery, stone and seed beads and pendants |
Bead
|
Huacho
| |
| 27-16-20/C10028 | Shell beads |
Bead
|
Oaxaca
|