Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Plaques

Pair of Plaques

Public Domain

Artist
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Pair of Plaques
Date500–800 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 2 × 3 × 1/2 in. (5.1 × 7.6 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1268.1,.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, 2001.1268.1

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