CultureChavín
Titles
- Spatula
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru, South America
MediumBone with mother-of-pearl
Dimensions7 1/8 × 3/4 × 1 in. (18.1 × 1.9 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4276
Not on view
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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4276
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900–200 BC
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