Unknown Central and South American
Bead with Figure

front of object

Public Domain

Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Bead with Figure
Date100–700 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions3/4 × 1 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (1.9 × 4.3 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1071
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot #35 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 23 & 24, 1982 (Sale #4968));
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1982 [Glassell Album #10, slide dated "NOV 82"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1071

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