Pair of Ornaments of Deity Heads with Pendants

Pair of Ornaments of Deity Heads with Pendants

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Pair of Ornaments of Deity Heads with Pendants
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Pair of Ornaments of Deity Heads with Pendants
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumSilver
DimensionsEach: 4 11/16 × 2 5/8 in. (11.9 × 6.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.830.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.830.1

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