CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
- Snake with Feline Head
- Zoomorph
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 9/16 × 18 7/16 in. (3.9 × 46.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1252
Non exposé
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Object Type
[1] Lou Slavitz report, dated 1969; Glassell Album # 5, slide dated "JUL 70."
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
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900–200 BC
Gold
2010.1203.2