Unknown Central and South American
Scoop

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Scoop
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 11/16 × 1 15/16 × 4 9/16 in. (1.8 × 4.9 × 11.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1112
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, November 23, 1992, lot 222]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 23,1992–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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