Butterfly ornament

CulturePeruvian (possibly)
Titles
  • Butterfly ornament
Date1900–1990 (possibly)
MediumGold
Dimensions1 1/4 × 1 × 1/8 in. (3.2 × 2.5 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.647
Non exposé

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ProvenanceIacopo Giovanni Gambini (1932–2004) and Ursula Gambini, Houston, until 1999; given to MFAH, 1999.

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c. 600–1000 AD
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Ornament
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front of object
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front of object
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front of object
800–1500 AD
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front of object
100–800 AD
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