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Ornament pectoral

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Ornament pectoral
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 7/8 × 8 5/8 in. (2.3 × 21.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.805
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 January 1974–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #8, precedes slide dated "JAN 74."

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