Unknown Central and South American
Ornament with Deity Effigy

Ornament with Deity Effigy

Public Domain

Artist
CultureSiguas, possibly
Titles
  • Ornament with Deity Effigy
Date100 BC–300 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions6 1/8 × 8 5/16 in. (15.5 × 21.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1307
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1970 [Glassell Album #6, slide dated "SEP 70"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1307

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