Plaque with Jaguar, one of a pair

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CultureWari (Huari)

Titles

Plaque with Jaguar, one of a pair

Date650–900 AD

PlacePeru

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 4 × 2 11/16 in. (10.2 × 6.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1253.1

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceTextile Museum, Washington, D.C. [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 12, 1979, lot 114]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 12, 1979–until d. 2008 [2] [3]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Inventory.
[3] Glassell Album #9, photographs of home, dated November 1979.

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