Twelve Ornaments in the Shape of Flowers

Twelve Ornaments in the Shape of Flowers

Public Domain

CultureChavín
Titles
  • Twelve Ornaments in the Shape of Flowers
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 1 1/8 in., 1oz. (2.9 cm, 1gm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.657.1-.12
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.657.1-.12

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