Pectoral Depicting Fanged Deity Heads
CultureChavín
Titles
- Pectoral Depicting Fanged Deity Heads
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
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DimensionsOverall: 12 3/8 × 9 3/4 in. (31.5 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.817
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
Exposé
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Object Type
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.817
Published References Trujillo Precolombino, p. 284
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2004.2392
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2004.2393
Unknown Burmese
7th-9th century
Gold
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2004.2394
Doug Bucci
Designed 2011, made 2012
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2012.505.A,.B
Unknown American
c. 1860
Watercolor on ivory, 18k yellow gold, mother-of-pearl, and glass
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2005.1651
Unknown French
c. 1880
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2005.1752
Melanie Bilenker
2011
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