Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Circular Ornaments

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Public Domain

Pair of Circular Ornaments
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Pair of Circular Ornaments
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumShell with stone inlays
DimensionsEach: 2 11/16 in. diameter (6.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.652.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceDavid Bernstein;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.652.1

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