Pair of Human Figures

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Public Domain

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Pair of Human Figures
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1 5/8 × 13/16 × 1/2 in. (4.1 × 2.1 × 1.2 cm)
 .2: 1 5/8 × 15/16 × 1/2 in. (4.1 × 2.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1049.1,.2
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least July, 1969–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.



[1] Glassell Album #4, AG precedes slide dated ""JUL 69."

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