Unknown Central and South American
Ornament

recto of object

Public Domain

Artist
CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Ornament
Date1600 BC–1000 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions3 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/4 in. (8.6 × 7.9 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.2371
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, 2010.2371
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed circular sticker on verso: 953

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