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Armband

Armband

Public Domain

Armband
Artist
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Armband
Date800–1000
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 7/8 × 4 × 3 in. (7.3 × 10.2 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.888
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Arts of the Four Quarters, LTD, New York, before March 27, 1969][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, March 27, 1969–2001 [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Invoice from Alan Lapiner at Arts of the Four Quarters, LTD. dated March 27, 1969.
[2] Glassell Album #4, before slide dated "JUL 69."
Published References Lapiner, Alan. Pre-Columbian Art of South America. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1976. p.244, no.564.

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Armband
Unknown Central and South American
Armband
200 BC–400 AD
Hammered silver and filigreed gold
2001.844
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Armband
800–1000
Gold
2001.887
Rectangular Plaque
Unknown Central and South American
Rectangular Plaque
c. 600–900 AD
Gold
2002.4290
Nose Ornament with Serpents
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament with Serpents
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2001.928
Pectoral with Figure
Unknown Central and South American
Pectoral with Figure
200–300 AD
Gold
2001.1017
Nose Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament
100–800 AD
Hammered and cut silver and gold
2001.916
Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament
1–1600 AD
Gold
2001.1236
Nose ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Nose ornament
1000–1550 AD
Gold
2001.1196
Figural Pendant
Unknown Central and South American
Figural Pendant
500–900 AD
Gold
2001.1020
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
"Jumping Jack" Pendant
200 BC–1000 AD
Gold
2001.1032
Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Ornament
c. 700
Gold
2001.1264
Pectoral with Two Faces
Unknown Central and South American
Pectoral with Two Faces
200 BC–200 AD
Gold
2001.822
Unknown Central and South American