Unknown Central and South American
Three Tweezer-shaped Ornaments

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureInca (Inka)

Titles

Three Tweezer-shaped Ornaments

Date1200–1532 AD

PlaceHacienda Ocucaje, Peru

MediumGold

Dimensions2010.1157: 2 7/8 × 2 5/16 × 9/16 in. (7.3 × 5.9 × 1.5 cm)
2010.1158: 1 7/16 × 5/8 × 5/16 in. (3.7 × 1.6 × 0.8 cm)
2010.1159: 1 1/16 × 9/16 × 1/4 in. (2.7 × 1.4 × 0.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1157-2010.1159

Non exposé

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenancePurchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least June 1969–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 4, slide dated "JUN 69."
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed sticker in interior: "44"

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