CultureChavín
Titles
- Seated Figure
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru, South America
MediumConch shell
Dimensions1 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 9/16 in. (4.1 × 2.9 × 1.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4298
Not on view
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Object Type
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4298
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100 BC–700 AD
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