Unknown Central and South American
Litter Ornament

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureInka (Inca)

Titles

Litter Ornament

Datec. 1450–1620 AD

PlacePeru, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions4 15/16 × 6 in. (12.5 × 15.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.1253

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

CEREMONIAL OBJECTS & REGALIA

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1970 [Slide, Glassell Album #6, dated "NOV 70"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1253
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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