Set of 11 Necklace Beads Depicting the Decapitator Deity

Set of 11 Necklace Beads Depicting the Decapitator Deity

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Set of 11 Necklace Beads Depicting the Decapitator Deity
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Set of 11 Necklace Beads Depicting the Decapitator Deity
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold and turquoise
Dimensions2 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 3/4 in. (5.4 × 5.4 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1066.1-.11
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1967 [Glassell Album #4, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1066.1-.11

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