34 heads of copper, parts of a very large necklace; fragments
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Huaca de la Luna (Moche Site F), Moche valley, La Libertad Region
Verbatim coll. place:
ruins of Moche, near Trujillo, Site F (Huaca de la Luna); no burial association noted
Culture or time period:
Early Chimú (Moche Civilization) (ca. 100 BC–700 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Collection date:
October 1899-January 1900
Materials:
Copper (metal) and Metal
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Necklaces and Pendants (jewelry)
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Comment:
1 piece exchanged with Peabody Museum 1899
Loans:
S1938-1939 #1: Golden Gate International Exposition (February 14, 1939–October 11, 1940) and S1945-1946 #3: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (dates unknown)