Armband Decorated with Condor, Feline, and Serpent Deities

CultureChavín
Titles
  • Armband Decorated with Condor, Feline, and Serpent Deities
  • Repousée Band
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/8 × 3 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (5.4 × 8.9 × 7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.886
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
On view

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Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 27, 1998, lot 24]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, May 27, 1998—2001; given to MFAH, 2001.

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Pair of Ear Ornaments with Deities and Birds
1100–1450 AD
Wood and feathers
2010.322.1,.2
Pair of Condor Plaques
100–800
Hammered, chased, and cut gold
2001.1377.1,.2
Ornament in the Form of a Feline Headed Deity
900–200 BC
Shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1224
Armband
200 BC–400 AD
Hammered silver and filigreed gold
2001.844
front of object
800–1000
Gold
2001.887
Armband
800–1000
Gold
2001.888