CultureInca (Inka)
Titles
- Llama Container
Date1200–1532 AD
PlaceSouth America
MediumStone
DimensionsOverall: 2 7/16 × 2 3/4 × 1 3/8 in. (6.2 × 7 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1145
Not on view
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Object Type
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston [ Glassell Album #10, slide dated "NOV 82"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1145
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
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650–900 AD
Wood, shells, stone, and cotton twine
2001.1160.A,.B
650–900 AD
Albite (feldspar mineral) with purple mussel shell inlay
2001.1164