PC-000-497

Ear ornament inlaid with mosaic including gold beads, turquoise, Spondylus shell, from the Chimu culture

 

1980

 

Field Museum of Natural History

This color picture postcard depicts--according to the reverse of the image--a "circular ear ornament inlaid with a mosaic of turquoise, mother-of-pearl, lapis lazuli, red Spondylus shell, and green stone, surrounded by a shell ring and a border of gold beads." According to this statement, this artifact was part of an exhibit of "Peru's Golden Treasures" at the San Diego Museum of Art from August 25-November 30, 1980. The Chimu culture flourished on the northern coast of Peru, competing with the Inca, until the Inca triumphed 50 years before the Spanish conquistadors arrived. The publisher's number in the stampbox on the back of the card is 32636-2.

Gold; Chimu culture; Pre-Columbian cultures; Peru; San Diego Museum of Art; Field Museum of Natural History; Spondylus shells; Lapis lazuli; Turquoise; Mother of pearl; Beads

 

California - San Diego - Balboa Park

 

 

MS-0008

 

 

Postcard

4 inches x 5.875 inches

No

 

 

 

Image

TIFF

24.41 MB