Three Duck Plaques

CultureChavín
Titles
  • Three Duck Plaques
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 9/16 × 1/2 in. (1.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1359.1-.3
Non exposé

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Provenance(Lot #175 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian and American Indian Art Auction, May 17 & 18, 2000 (Sale 7476));
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1359.1

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