Unknown Central and South American
Fish

Fish

Public Domain

Artist
CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Fish
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumBone
Dimensions1 × 1 5/16 × 3/4 in. (2.5 × 3.3 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4368
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston [Glassell Album #7, slide dated "MAR- JUL 71"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4368

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