Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Figural Plaques

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureVicús
Titles
  • Pair of Figural Plaques
Date100 BC–600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGilt copper
Dimensions.1: 3 15/16 x 3 3/4 x 1/4 in. (10 x 9.5 x 0.6 cm)
 .2: 4 × 3 7/8 × 1/4 in. (10.2 × 9.8 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.973.1,.2
Not 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, 2001.973.1

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