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CultureOlmec
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Date900–200 BC
PlaceMexico
MediumSerpentine
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 × 2 1/16 × 1 5/16 in. (13.3 × 5.3 × 3.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1057
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
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ProvenanceMr. L. Davis, Hawaii, since the 1960s; private collection, USA; [Christie's, New York, Rockefeller Plaza, May 23, 2007, lot 65]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 23, 2007–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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