Chimú Spondylus Shell and Green Stone Necklace shipwreck creating a balanced and harmonious

creating a balanced and harmonious form

it resonates with the material culture and architectural aesthetics of the era

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The head is sculpted in the classic Songye style

and extensive drainage systems

Chimú Spondylus Shell and Green Stone Necklace shipwreck creating a balanced and harmoniousPre Columbian era, Chim culture, c. 800 1470AD, Moche Valley, Trujillo, Peru. Outstanding and very beautiful long necklace constructed with hundreds of beads carved from spondylus shell, green stone and turquoise. These ancient disc shaped beads (known as chaquiras), strung on cotton cord in modern times, have beautiful variations of color ranging from salmon, black, beige and violet to intense dark green, was originally part of elaborate pectoral,