Unknown Central and South American
Twelve Round Plaques

Twelve Round Plaques

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Twelve Round Plaques
Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Twelve Round Plaques
Date1000–1470 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 2 1/8 diameter in. (5.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1266.1-.12
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 1970 [Glassell Album #5, slide dated "JUL 70"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1266.1

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