Ornament with Seven Avians

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CultureInca (Inka)

Titles

Ornament with Seven Avians

Date1200–1532 AD

PlaceIca Valley, Peru

MediumSilver, gold, and feathers

DimensionsOverall (not including attached string): 1 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (3.8 × 26.7 × 5.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1254

Non exposé

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1967–until d. 2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #4, slide dated "DEC 67."
[2] Glassell index card (c. 1968-69), slide dated to January 1968, and letter on vellum.

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