CultureInca (Inka)
Titles
- Stone Alpaca Container
Date1200–1532 AD
PlaceSouth America
MediumStone
DimensionsOverall: 1 15/16 × 2 1/4 × 1 1/8 in. (4.9 × 5.7 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1144
Non exposé
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Object Type
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston [Glassell Album #10, slide dated "NOV 82"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1144
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
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