Tupu (Pin)

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CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco)

Titles

Tupu (Pin)

Datec. 300 AD

PlaceBolivia

MediumGold

Dimensions4 × 1 1/2 in. (10.2 × 3.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2002.4295

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[David Bernstein Fine Art, New York, before May 22, 2001] [1] [2]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least May 22, 2001[1] [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on May 22, 2001.
[2] Glassell Album #15.

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