Unknown Central and South American
Round Tweezer Shaped Ornament

Round Tweezer Shaped Ornament

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Artist
CultureIca
Titles
  • Round Tweezer Shaped Ornament
Date750–1470 AD
PlaceHacienda Ocucaje, Peru
MediumSilver
Dimensions2 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/2 in. (7 × 5.7 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2551
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 December 1967–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Album #4, before slide dated "DEC 67".

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