Pair of Ornaments with Deities

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CultureWari (Huari)

Titles

Pair of Ornaments with Deities

Date650–900 AD

PlacePeru

MediumGold

Dimensions.1: 5 1/2 × 2 11/16 in. (13.9 × 6.9 cm)
.2: 5 3/16 × 3 1/4 in. (13.2 × 8.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.829.1,.2

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least July 1971–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #7, precedes slide dated "JUL 71."

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