Unknown Central and South American
Handle with Figure of the Head of a Feline and a Seated Figure

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Handle with Figure of the Head of a Feline and a Seated Figure
Artist
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Handle with Figure of the Head of a Feline and a Seated Figure
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood inlaid with shell
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/4 × 1 × 5 13/16 in. (4.4 × 2.5 × 14.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1104
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, June 2, 1999, lot 16]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, June 2, 1999–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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