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Litter Ornament

Litter Ornament

Public Domain

Artist
CultureInka (Inca)
Titles
  • Litter Ornament
Datec. 1450–1620 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions4 15/16 × 6 in. (12.5 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1253
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1970 [Slide, Glassell Album #6, dated "NOV 70"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1253
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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Tunic
Unknown Central and South American
Tunic
1100–1450 AD
Woven red alpaca wool and gilt silver
2001.970
Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament
c. 700
Gold
2001.1264
photo shop pasting of separate images of two-part object
Unknown Central and South American
Crown adorned with ornaments depicting the Sun God
c. 300
Gold
2001.863.A,.B
Plume Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Plume Ornament
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2001.1271
Ornament in the form of a double spiral
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the form of a double spiral
200–300 AD
Gold
2001.1235
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.831
Tweezer Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Tweezer Ornament
1–800
Gold
2001.858
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Crown Depicting Deity Effigy
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2001.900
Crown
Unknown Central and South American
Crown
100 BC–700 AD
Gold and string
2001.903
Toucan Staff Top
Unknown Central and South American
Toucan Staff Top
1–1550
Cast gold
2001.962
Tunjo offering
Unknown Central and South American
Tunjo offering
900–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1106
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Tumi Knife-Shaped Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2001.1250
Unknown Central and South American