CultureChavín
Titles
- Inlaid Fish Ornament
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold and turquoise
Dimensions2 1/4 × 1 5/8 in. (5.7 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4282
Non exposé
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Object Type
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4282
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100 BC–700 AD
Gold, spondylus shell, turquoise, purple mussel, conch, greenstone, resin, cotton cord
2010.989.1,.2
1100–1450 AD
Hammered gold with mother-of-pearl and turquoise inlay
2001.1187
100 BC–700 AD
Gold, silver, spondylus, purple mussel shell, turquoise, wood, resin, cotton cord
2010.978
100–800 AD
Gold, turquoise, and chrysocolla
2001.955.1,.2
