Ornament in the form of a shell
date: label: Date created
content: AD 200-800
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
label: Seller
content: José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of José A. Gayoso (1898-1970, a landowner in Chongoyape, Peru, who sidelined in excavating and selling antiquities); purchased by MAI from José Gayoso in 1930.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Lambayeque Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 18/591
label: Barcode
content: 180591.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ornament in the form of a shell
label: Media/Materials
content: Gold
label: Techniques
content: Cast