Pair of Ornaments Depicting the Crab God

Pair of Ornaments Depicting the Crab God

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Pair of Ornaments Depicting the Crab God
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Pair of Ornaments Depicting the Crab God
  • Zoomorph
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 2 1/2 × 2 5/8 × 3/8 in. (6.3 × 6.7 × 0.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1272.1,.2
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 1969–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #4, near slide dated "APR 69."

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Crab applique (one of four)
Crab applique (one of four)
100–800 AD
Gold
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100–800 AD
Gold
2010.1268
Crab applique (one of four)
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100–800 AD
Gold
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100–800 AD
Gold
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front of object
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100–800 AD
Gold
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front of object
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100–800 AD
Gold
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front of object
Applique of a Bird Warrior Deity (one of six)
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.1280.4
front of object
Applique of a Bird Warrior Deity (one of six)
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.1280.3
front of object
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100–800 AD
Gold
2010.1280.2
front of object
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100–800 AD
Gold
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100–800 AD
Gilt copper
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900–200 BC
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