Pectoral
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This pectoral consists of five registers of graduated lengths of cut shell with circular turquoise inlays. The outermost band depicts zoomorphic heads in profile.
Este pectoral está compuesto por cinco filas de concha tallada y de distintos largos con incrustaciones circulares de turquesa. La banda exterior representa cabezas zoomorfas de perfil.
Este pectoral está compuesto por cinco filas de concha tallada y de distintos largos con incrustaciones circulares de turquesa. La banda exterior representa cabezas zoomorfas de perfil.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pectoral
- Date: 200–800 CE
- Geography: Peru, North Coast
- Culture: Moche
- Medium: Shell, turquoise
- Dimensions: H. 13 3/8 × W. 18 1/8 × D. 3/16 in. (34 × 46 × 0.5 cm)
- Classification: Shell-Ornaments
- Credit Line: Museo Larco, Lima, Peru (ML200007)
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing