1-12 Golden Kingdoms at The Met Published May 24, 2018 at 1224 × 1632 in Gold and Other Ancient Luxuries at The Met Inlaid spondylus shell from Peru’s North Coast (Chimú), 900 – 1470 A.D, and tweezers in the shape of a spondylus shell, 1300 – 1470 A.D. Collections: Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard’s Peabody Museum.