Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ornaments of Trophy Heads

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Public Domain

Pair of Ornaments of Trophy Heads
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Pair of Ornaments of Trophy Heads
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1 9/16 × 13/16 in. (4 × 2.1 cm)
 .2: 1 9/16 × 7/8 in. (4 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.886.1,.2
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 January 1974–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #8, precedes slide dated "JAN 74."

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