Pin (Tupu) with Zig-Zag and Human Head Finial

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Pin (Tupu) with Zig-Zag and Human Head Finial
  • Tool
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/16 × 11/16 in. (23.4 × 1.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1088
Non exposé

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November, 1979–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #9, photographs dated November 1979.

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