Unknown Central and South American
Dipper

Dipper

Public Domain

Artist
CultureInca (Inka) (possibly)
Titles
  • Dipper
Date1200–1532 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 11/16 × 1/4 in. (7.6 × 1.7 × 0.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.961
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 1972 [Glassell Album #8, slide dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.961

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