Necklace with beads in the form of human heads

CultureChavín
Titles
  • Necklace with beads in the form of human heads
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions3/4 W (ea. ornament) × 14 L in. (1.9 × 35.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.872
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by November 1985—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #10, between slides dated "NOV 85."

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