Pair of Monkey Ornaments

Pair of Monkey Ornaments

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Pair of Monkey Ornaments
CultureNasca
Titles
  • Pair of Monkey Ornaments
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru
MediumSolid gold with darkened patina
DimensionsEach: 1 × 1/2 in. (2.5 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1297.1,.2
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1970–until d. 2008 [1] [2] [3]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 5, by slide dated "JUL 70."
[2] Report by Alan R. Sawyer, July, 1970.
[3] Examined by Alan R. Sawyer and Heather Lechtman, October, 1971, according to letter dated 8/17/1971.

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