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Bead in the Shape of an Owl

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Bead in the Shape of an Owl
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Bead in the Shape of an Owl
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1204
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Christie's, Paris, December 8, 2004, lot 323]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2004–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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