Unknown Central and South American
Eight Ornaments in the Form of a Human Head

Eight Ornaments in the Form of a Human Head

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Eight Ornaments in the Form of a Human Head
Artist
CultureSicán (Lambayeque)
Titles
  • Eight Ornaments in the Form of a Human Head
Date800–1375 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1019.1-.8
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by around January 1974–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #8, near slide dated "JAN 74."

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