Pair of Disk Ornaments with Faces

front of object

Public Domain

Pair of Disk Ornaments with Faces
CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco)
Titles
  • Pair of Disk Ornaments with Faces
Date400–1100 AD
PlaceBolivia
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 1 1/8 in. diameter (2.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.734.1,.2
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1969–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Lou Slavitz report, July 1969.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

front of object
Pair of Plaques with Ruler's Faces
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.837.1,.2
front of object
Three Human Head Effigy Ornaments with Pendant Earrings
900–200 BC
Gold
2010.889-2010.891
front of object
Crown Feather Ornament
100 BC–700 AD
Gold
2010.386
front of object
Pair of Female Figure Ornaments with Pendants
1–1600 AD
Gold
2010.1035.1,.2
front of object
Human Figure
900–200 BC
Stone
2010.903
front of object
Human Figure
900–200 BC
Stone
2010.902
front of object
Double-Faced Human Head Effigy Bead
900–200 BC
Stone
2010.904
Pair of Human Figures with Disk Pendants
Pair of Human Figures with Disk Pendants
100–800 AD
Gilt copper
2010.956.1,.2
front of object
Pair of Ornaments with Deities
650–900 AD
Gold
2010.829.1,.2
Pair of Ornaments of Deity Heads with Pendants
Pair of Ornaments of Deity Heads with Pendants
650–900 AD
Silver
2010.830.1,.2
front of object
Ornament with a Face
1–1550 AD
Gold
2010.712
Two Ornaments with a Deity Holding a Trophy Head and Knife
Two Ornaments with a Deity Holding a Trophy Head and Knife
100–800 AD
Gilt copper
2010.964.1,.2