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Ring

Ring

Public Domain

Artist
CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Ring
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions5/8 × 3/4 × 3/4 in. (1.6 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.884
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston by at least July 31, 1989—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory- described on July 31, 1989.

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Perforated Ring
900–200 BC
Gold
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front of object
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front of object
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Gold
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Ornament in the form of an animal
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Gold
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Pair of Poporos in the Forms of Fruit or Ears of Corn
1–800 AD
Gold
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c. 600–1000 AD
Gold
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Arm Ornament
200 BC–400 AD
Hammered and filigreed gold
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Pair of Tubular Inlaid Ear Ornaments
100–700 AD
Gold and turquoise
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Pair of Ear Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments
100–800 AD
Gold
2001.809.1,.2
Pair of Conical Ear Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Conical Ear Ornaments
800–1500 AD
Gold
2001.813.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
"Jumping Jack" Figure
500–1600 AD
Gold
2010.1044
Unknown Central and South American