Pair of Appliques of Eyes

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CultureWari (Huari)

Titles

Pair of Appliques of Eyes

Date650–900 AD

PlacePeru

MediumGold

Dimensions.1: 5 3/16 × 3 1/16 in. (13.1 × 7.8 cm)
.2: 5 1/16 × 3 1/16 in. (12.9 × 7.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.828.1,.2

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenancePossibly [Andre Emmerich Inc., New York, before 1971] [1][2]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, by January 1971–2008 [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Collection sticker, "S 9854."
[2] Glassell Album #6, precedes slide dated "JAN 71."
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Printed sticker: S 9854

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