Necklace Strung with Shell and Ceramic Beads

Arts of the Americas

c. 10th/16th century

Chancay and Colonial Peru
Probably central coast, Peru

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of the Americas

Culture: Chancay
Title: Necklace Strung with Shell and Ceramic Beads
Place: Peruvian Central Coast (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1000–1600
Medium: Shell and ceramic with string
Dimensions: H.: 44.5 cm (17 1/2 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Frank B. Hubachek
Reference Number: 1976.634
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Jean and Chela Gorinay, Lima, from 1976 [information in curatorial file]; from 1976, Frank B. Hubachek (1894-1986), Chicago, IL; given to the Art Institute, 1976.

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