Necklace with seven clam-shell-shaped pendants
Necklace with seven clam-shell-shaped pendants

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Necklace with seven clam-shell-shaped pendants,

700–1000

Wari or Tiwanaku
Middle Horizon Period
y1982-47

Information

Title
Necklace with seven clam-shell-shaped pendants
Dates

700–1000

Medium
Silver
Dimensions
h. 4.3 cm., w. 36.6 cm., d. 2.7 cm. (1 11/16 x 14 7/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Leonard H. Bernheim Jr., Class of 1959
Object Number
y1982-47
Place Made

South America, Peru

Culture
Middle horizon, Huari, Tiahuanaco
Type
necklaces, ornament, beads
Materials
silver

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