Bead in the Form of a Human Head

Bead in the Form of a Human Head

Public Domain

CultureInca
Titles
  • Bead in the Form of a Human Head
Date1200–1532 AD
MediumRock crystal
Dimensions1 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.2368
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceEstate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.;
MFAH, 2010, 2010.2368

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