Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Deity Effigy Ornaments

Pair of Deity Effigy Ornaments

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Pair of Deity Effigy Ornaments
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Pair of Deity Effigy Ornaments
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumBone
Dimensions.1: 2 5/16 × 1 1/16 in. (5.8 × 2.7 cm)
 .2: 2 3/8 × 1 1/8 in. (6 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.898.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot #2 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 25, 1996);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.898.1

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