Shell fragment

Museum number:
4-948
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Object count:
1
Description:
Large fragment of Spondylus pictorum.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Moche site H (Cerro Blanco), Moche valley, La Libertad Region
Culture or time period:
Late Chimú period
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Shell (animal material) and Spondylus pictorum
Taxon:
Spondylus pictorum
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Fragments (object portions) and Shell samples
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell fragment, accession number 4-948, described as Large fragment of Spondylus pictorum.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Shell fragment, accession number 4-948, described as Large fragment of Spondylus pictorum.

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