CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
- Ornamental Plaque with Bird Deity
- Ornamental Plaque
Datec. 600–1000 AD
Possible placeBolivia, South America
Possible placePeru, South America
Possible placeChile, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions6 5/8 × 7 3/8 × 1/4 in. (16.8 × 18.7 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2533
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
Exposé
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Object Type
[1] Glassell Album #4, precedes object in slide dated "JUN 68".
Exhibition History"Gold of the Americas: An Exhibit of Pre-Columbian Gold from Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia," The American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, May 14, 1970-October, 1977.
“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
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900–200 BC
Gold
2010.1203.1