Pair of Ornaments with Grimacing Deity Faces

CultureMoche
Titles
  • Pair of Ornaments with Grimacing Deity Faces
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 1 1/16 in. diameter (2.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.955.1,.2
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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November 1970–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #6, precedes slide dated "NOV 70."

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