Figure of a Zoomorphic Warrior

CultureMoche
Titles
  • Figure of a Zoomorphic Warrior
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Dimensions3 1/4 × 2 1/2 × 1/8 in. (8.3 × 6.4 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1281
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 2000–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 15, by object bought at auction, November 1999.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink a underside: "AG3221

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