Three Tweezer-shaped Ornaments

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Public Domain

CultureMoche
Titles
  • Three Tweezer-shaped Ornaments
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Dimensions2010.1135: 1 7/8 × 1 1/8 in. (4.8 × 2.9 cm)
 2010.1136: 1 9/16 × 1 in. (4 × 2.5 cm)
 2010.1137: 1 1/4 × 13/16 in. (3.2 × 2.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1135-2010.1137
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, c. 2000–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #15, by object bought at auction, November 1999.

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