CultureNasca
Titles
- Pair of Flying Fish Ornaments
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 5 5/8 × 3 1/2 in. (14.3 × 8.9 cm)
.2: 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.9 cm)
.2: 4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (11.4 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1123.1,.2
Not on view
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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1123.1
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1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold or gold alloy
2002.4440.10,.11
100–800 AD
Gold, turquoise, and chrysocolla
2001.955.1,.2
1100–1450 AD
Hammered, cut, and chased gold
2001.1062.1,.2
