Figural Finial

Figural Finial

Public Domain

CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Figural Finial
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumBone
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (6 × 3.8 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4412
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Ancient Art of the New World, New York, before April 5, 1995] [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by April 5, 1995–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on April 5, 1995.

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