Bird Ornament

Bird Ornament

Public Domain

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Bird Ornament
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 13/16 in. (5.7 × 3.2 × 2.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1363
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, 2001, 2001.1363

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