Figure of a Llama

CultureInca (Inka)
Titles
  • Figure of a Llama
  • Zoomorph
Date1200–1532 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 × 1/2 × 3 1/16 in. (8.2 × 1.3 × 7.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1259
Non exposé

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Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 2, 1990, lot 33]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 2, 1990–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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