CultureChavín (possibly)
Titles
- Articulated Alligator Ornament
Date900–200 BC
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 × 5 1/4 × 1/2 in. (5.1 × 13.3 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1124
Non exposé
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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1124
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500–1550 AD
Tumbaga
2001.1258
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold or gold alloy
2002.4440.10,.11