Unknown Central and South American
"Tweezers" Surmounted by a Figure of a Human Face

"Tweezers" Surmounted by a Figure of a Human Face

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"Tweezers" Surmounted by a Figure of a Human Face
Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • "Tweezers" Surmounted by a Figure of a Human Face
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (4.1 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1133
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Christie's, Paris, December 8, 2004, lot 324]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, December 8, 2004–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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