Pendant

MOA: University of British Columbia

2990/851

Pearl shell bracelet element with geometric form. Alternate rectangles and rhomboid shapes; inlaid with orange spondylus. Perforated transversely at both ends for stringing. Slightly broken.


  • Type of Item pendant
  • Culture Chancay
  • Material pearl
  • Measurements height 2.1 cm, width 1.0 cm, depth 0.3 cm (overall)

  • 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 2990/0851