Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)

Date created
4450 BC–AD 1450 (Late Preceramic to Late Horizon period)
Culture/People
possibly Central Andes (archaeological) (attributed)
Previous owner
José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
Seller
José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of José A. Gayoso (1898-1970, a landowner in Chongoyape, Peru, who sidelined in excavating and selling antiquities); purchased by MAI from José Gayoso in 1930.
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Place
Jayanca; Lambayeque Province; Lambayeque Region; Peru
See related items
Central Andes (archaeological)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
17/8659
Barcode
178659.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Bead/beads (Image withheld, pending review)
Media/Materials
Shell/shells
Techniques
Drilled
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62c9039a4-af98-4982-acb0-4aab9384eb08
Record ID
NMAI_191283