Band Ornament

CultureMoche (possibly)
Titles
  • Band Ornament
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 4 in. (8.3 × 11.4 × 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.874
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by May 1986—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #10, near slide dated "MAY 86."

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