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Ten Beads of a Ruler

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Ten Beads of a Ruler
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 2 11/16 × 1 5/8 × 1/2 in. (6.8 × 4.1 × 1.3 cm)
 .2,.6,.7,.8, Each: 2 5/8 × 1 9/16 × 3/8 in. (6.7 × 4 × 1 cm)
 .3,.4, Each: 2 5/8 × 1 9/16 × 7/16 in. (6.7 × 4 × 1.1 cm)
 .5: 2 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 7/16 in. (6.5 × 4 × 1.1 cm)
 .9: 2 5/8 × 1 1/2 × 5/16 in. (6.7 × 3.8 × 0.8 cm)
 .10: 2 11/16 × 1 7/16 × 3/8 in. (6.8 × 3.7 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.272.1-.10
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least August 1969–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #4, before slide dated "AUG 69".

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