North Coast Wood Figural Lid

North Coast Wood Figural Lid

Public Domain

CultureChimú (possibly)
Titles
  • North Coast Wood Figural Lid
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumWood, turquoise, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions1 13/16 × 7/8 × 7/8 in. (4.6 × 2.3 × 2.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1006
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1006

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