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Ornament

Ornament

Public Domain

Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Ornament
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 3/8 in. (5.4 × 3.2 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4415
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 August 20, 1993–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object described on August 20, 1993.

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