Fish Ornament (one of four)

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Fish Ornament (one of four)
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Fish Ornament (one of four)
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/16 × 1 11/16 in. (5.5 × 4.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1188
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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