Ornament with Deity Effigy

CultureNasca
Titles
  • Ornament with Deity Effigy
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions5 5/8 × 5 in. (14.3 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.846
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least December 1967—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #3, before slide dated "DEC 67."

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