Pair of Plaque Ornaments with Staff Gods

CultureChavín
Titles
  • Pair of Plaque Ornaments with Staff Gods
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 8 1/16 × 4 3/16 in. (20.5 × 10.7 cm)
.2: 8 1/8 × 4 1/4 in. (20.6 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.803.1,.2
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
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ProvenancePeter Tagmann, Switzerland, signed affidavit dated 3.3.1999 declaring plaques in the USA since 1971 [drawing by Robert Sonin dated Sept. 1998];
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.803.1
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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