Unknown Central and South American
Embossed Triangular Ornament, set of seventy-eight

one of 78 mounted pieces. Individual images will be taken once all are removed from mount

Public Domain

Embossed Triangular Ornament, set of seventy-eight
one of 78 mounted pieces. Individual images will be taken once all are removed from mount
Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Embossed Triangular Ornament, set of seventy-eight
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (3.2 × 3.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.664.1-.78
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 at least 1979–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell inventory, precedes object purchased at auction May 12, 1979.

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