Beads

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/853 a-b

Two pearl shell rosette-shaped beads. a) Small bead with hole in interior and serrated edges. Well preserved. b) Small, thin bead with hole in interior. Incised and in-relief decoration at rim. Broken.


  • Type of Item bead
  • Culture Chancay
  • Material shell
  • Measurements height 0.7 cm, diameter 1.6 cm (part a) height 0.1 cm, diameter 1.8 cm (part b)

  • Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
  • Received from Erika H. Sawyer

  • Made in Lima

  • Creation Date between 1000 and 1476
  • Collection Date between 1950 and 1975
  • Ownership Date before January 15, 2013
  • Acquisition Date on January 15, 2013

  • Condition fair
  • Accession Number 2990/0853 a-b