Pair of Condor Plaques

CultureMoche
Titles
  • Pair of Condor Plaques
Date100–800
PlaceLoma Negra, Peru, South America
MediumHammered, chased, and cut gold
DimensionsEach: 2 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 1/8 in. (5.7 × 7 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1377.1,.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least January 1970—2001 [1] [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #4, before slide dated "JAN 70."
[2] Lou Slavitz report with attached Junius Bird slides, dated April 1969.
Exhibition History"Gold of the Americas: An Exhibit of Pre-Columbian Gold from Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia," The American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, May 14, 1970-October, 1977.

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