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Ornament in the Form of a Horizontal Hourglass

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Ornament in the Form of a Horizontal Hourglass
Artist
CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) (probably)
Titles
  • Ornament in the Form of a Horizontal Hourglass
Date800–1500 AD
PlaceBolivia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (13.3 × 13.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.640
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceEx. private New Jersey collection;
(Arte Primitivo NY, 6.9.05, lot #276);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.640

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