CultureChavín
Titles
- Pair of Deity Effigy Ornaments
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumBone with shell and stone inlays
Dimensions.1: 3 9/16 × 1 5/8 in. (9.1 × 4.1 cm)
.2: 3 1/2 × 1 5/8 in. (8.9 × 4.1 cm)
.2: 3 1/2 × 1 5/8 in. (8.9 × 4.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.896.1,.2
Not on view
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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.896.1
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900–200 BC
Spondylus shell with mother of pearl and stone inlays
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900–200 BC
Bone with stone inlays
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900–200 BC
Shell with stone inlays
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100 BC–700 AD
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