Bowl in the form of a Feline

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CultureWari (Huari)

Titles

Bowl in the form of a Feline

Date650–900 AD

PlacePeru

MediumWood and shell

DimensionsOverall: 2 5/16 × 4 1/2 in. (5.8 × 11.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1162

Non exposé

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

WOOD OBJECTS

ProvenancePrivate collection, New York, by 1990; [Christie's, New York, May 23, 2007, lot 34]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 23, 2007–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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