Necklace

33292

From: Peru | Marques

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 33292
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Peru | Marques
Culture Area Andean
Locus Huaca in the southern corner of the valley of Marques
Section American
Materials Gold | Stone
Description

Chain of small beads of gold strung with three beads of stone, fastened to the strings are gold tweezers. The beads are made in two hollow hemispheres: 15 complete, 4 halves. The tweezers are of unusual form: oval blade joined by narrow neck to triangular top

Length 0 cm
Outside Diameter 1.27 cm
Credit Line William Pepper Peruvian Expedition; Max Uhle, subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897
Other Number 3523 - Field No SF

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