Unknown Central and South American
Ornaments with Snakes Heads (Set of eight)

as mounted by Alfred Glassell

Public Domain

Ornaments with Snakes Heads (Set of eight)
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Ornaments with Snakes Heads (Set of eight)
  • Zoomorph
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1205.1-.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, c. November, 1999–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #15, by object bought at auction, November 1999.

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