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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Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold or gold alloy
2002.4440.10,.11
Unknown Central and South American
100–800 AD
Gold, turquoise, and chrysocolla
2001.955.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Hammered, cut, and chased gold
2001.1062.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Hammered, incised, chased, and granulated gold
2001.1059.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
100–700 AD
Gold and turquoise
2001.1067.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2002.4440.12,.13
Unknown Central and South American
600–1600 AD
Hammered and cut gold
2001.1247.1,.2