Arched Body Ornament with Projecting Dangles

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Arched Body Ornament with Projecting Dangles
Date1000–1470 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions6 3/4 × 10 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (17.1 × 25.7 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4291
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4291

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