Labret

Labret

Public Domain

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Labret
Date100 BC–600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold and turquoise
Dimensions1 × 13/16 in. (2.5 × 2.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1206
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1972 [Glassell Album #8, slide dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1206

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front of object
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front of object
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100 BC–700 AD
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