Pair of Warriors

CultureMoche
Titles
  • Pair of Warriors
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGilt copper and shell
Dimensions.1: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
.2: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.959.1,.2
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance(Lot #11 from Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 18, 1991);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.959.1

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