Unknown Central and South American
Necklace

Necklace

Public Domain

Artist
CultureVicús
Titles
  • Necklace
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePiura, Peru
MediumGold and turquoise
Dimensions10 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 3/4 in. (26.7 × 19.7 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.2375
Not 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 1967–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., Houston, 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #3, precedes purchase made in 1967.

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