Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Deity Head Effigy Ornaments

Pair of Deity Head Effigy Ornaments

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Pair of Deity Head Effigy Ornaments
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Pair of Deity Head Effigy Ornaments
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumSpondylus shell with mother of pearl and stone inlays
Dimensions.1: 3 3/16 × 2 9/16 in. (8.1 × 6.5 cm)
 .2: 3 1/8 × 2 11/16 in. (7.9 × 6.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.899.1,.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, 2010.899.1

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