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Figure of a Seated Man

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Figure of a Seated Man
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 9/16 × 13/16 × 13/16 in. (3.9 × 2 × 2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.930
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
Exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least September 1970–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #6, precedes slide dated "SEP 70."

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