Figural Plaque

Figural Plaque

Public Domain

CultureChavín
Titles
  • Figural Plaque
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru, South America
MediumShell
Dimensions3 1/2 × 3/4 × 3/8 in. (8.9 × 1.9 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4468
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 November 1970–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Album #6, before slide dated "NOV 70".

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