Mirror

Mirror

Public Domain

CultureChavín
Titles
  • Mirror
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru, South America
MediumAnthracite
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 × 4 3/8 × 4 1/8 in. (4.4 × 11.1 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1285.1
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot #183 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 20, 1986);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since 1986 [Glassell Album #10, slide dated "MAY 86"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1285.1

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Mirror
Mirror
900–200 BC
Anthracite
2001.1285.3
Mirror
Mirror
900–200 BC
Anthracite
2001.1284
Mirror
Mirror
900–200 BC
Anthracite
2001.1285.2
Miniature Vessel
Miniature Vessel
900–200 BC
Alabaster
2001.1313.A,.B
Snuff Tablet
Snuff Tablet
500–800 AD
Wood
2001.1312
front of object
Mirror with Standing Ruler
800–1375 AD
Wood, red pigment, resin, and pyrite
2001.1137
side view of object
Mirror with Hand and Bird
1000–1470 AD
Painted wood and mother-of-pearl
2001.1138
front of object
Mirror with Standing Ruler
1100–1450 AD
Wood
2001.1136
Chisel
Chisel
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.995
Weaving Implement
Weaving Implement
1100–1450 AD
Bone
2002.4543
Atlatl implement in the form of a serpent
Atlatl implement in the form of a serpent
700–1000 AD
Bone
2002.4435
Pin or Tupu with Bird
Pin or Tupu with Bird
1200–1532 AD
Bone
2001.1371