Beads
Item number Sf662 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number Sf662 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Assorted stone beads of grey, turquoise, yellow, blue, brown and white with a single pendant bead. The pendant is rhomboidal with one broken corner and has a patch of turquoise as well as milky white areas veined with green. There is a rough symmetry in the arrangement of beads on either side of the pendant. Several beads appear to be made of shell, while one is cast metal.
Turquoise and serpentine beads are found in the graves of numerous ancient Peruvian cultures from very early on (c. 800 B.C.E.). The blue and green stones are also used for inlay in cast, hammered and carved objects.
Pre-Conquest, before 1532 C.E.
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Pre-Conquest, before 1532 C.E.
Turquoise and serpentine beads are found in the graves of numerous ancient Peruvian cultures from very early on (c. 800 B.C.E.). The blue and green stones are also used for inlay in cast, hammered and carved objects.
Assorted stone beads of grey, turquoise, yellow, blue, brown and white with a single pendant bead. The pendant is rhomboidal with one broken corner and has a patch of turquoise as well as milky white areas veined with green. There is a rough symmetry in the arrangement of beads on either side of the pendant. Several beads appear to be made of shell, while one is cast metal.
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