Fishing Sinker

CultureChinchorro
Titles
  • Fishing Sinker
Date6000–5000 BC
PlaceChile
MediumStone, cotton string
DimensionsOverall: 2 × 1/2 × 3/8 in. (5.1 × 1.3 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of David Bernstein in memory of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2011.1088
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
On view

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Provenance[David Bernstein Fine Art, New York, until 2011]; given to MFAH, 2011.

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