Unknown Central and South American
Ornament

Ornament

Public Domain

Artist
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Ornament
Datec. 700
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 9/16 × 2 1/2 × 1/4 in. (6.5 × 6.4 × 0.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1264
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Robert Duff (La Paz Ltd.), Cedar, Michigan, by July, 2000] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by July, 2000–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on July 31, 2000 as purchased from Duff.

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