Clothing Ornament

Clothing Ornament

Public Domain

CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Clothing Ornament
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 × 12 3/4 in. (5.4 × 32.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4310
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1970[Glassell Album #6, slide dated "SEP 70"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4310

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