Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ornaments Depicting a Decapitator Owl Deity

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Pair of Ornaments Depicting a Decapitator Owl Deity
Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Pair of Ornaments Depicting a Decapitator Owl Deity
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 3 7/8 in. diameter (9.8 cm)
 .2: 3 13/16 in. diameter (9.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.369.1,.2
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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 #6, slide dated "JUL 70"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.369.1

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