Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Maize Plaques

Pair of Maize Plaques

Public Domain

Artist
CultureNasca (possibly)
Titles
  • Pair of Maize Plaques
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 3 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. (9.8 x 5.7cm)
 .2: 3 3/4 × 2 in. (9.5 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.986.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.986.1

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