Guinea Pig Pendant

CultureNasca
Titles
  • Guinea Pig Pendant
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru
MediumSpondylus shell, purple mussel shell
DimensionsOverall: 3/8 × 1/2 × 11/16 in. (0.9 × 1.3 × 1.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1311
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1972–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 8, precedes slide dated "FEB 72."

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