CultureChavín
Titles
- Ornament of a Fanged Deity
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/16 × 3 1/4 in. (7.7 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.429
Non exposé
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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.429
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900–200 BC
Spondylus shell with mother of pearl and stone inlays
2010.899.1,.2
Unknown Indigenous Pacific Islands or First Nations Australian artist
1884–1895
Wood, paint, opercula shells, lime plaster, plant fiber, bark, bark cloth, rattan, and cord
90.256