Unknown Central and South American
Turkey-vulture Finial

Turkey-vulture Finial

Public Domain

Artist
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Turkey-vulture Finial
Date650–900
PlacePeru, South America
MediumBone (?)
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 × 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (5.4 × 1.7 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4193
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4193

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