Twenty Figures

Twenty Figures

Public Domain

CultureCentral and South American
Titles
  • Twenty Figures
Date1000–1500 AD
PlaceVenezuela, South America
MediumStone
DimensionsVarious
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4375.1-.20
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Sotheby's, NYC, May 28, 1997, lot 243);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4375.1

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