Axe

CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Axe
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/4 × 4 × 2 in. (5.7 × 10.2 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2494
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November 3, 1997–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object described on November 3, 1997.

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