Rectangular Plaque with Eyes

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Rectangular Plaque with Eyes
CultureGreater Chiriqui
Titles
  • Rectangular Plaque with Eyes
Date700–1550 AD
PlaceCosta Rica
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/16 × 6 1/4 in. (18.3 × 15.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.765
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceLaurence C. Witten II (1926–1995), Cincinnati and Florida; [Sotheby's, New York, November 20, 1995, lot 55]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1995–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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