Arm Ornament

CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco)
Titles
  • Arm Ornament
Datec. 300 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions4 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 2 3/4 in. (12.1 × 10.8 × 7.0 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4196
Not on view

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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, end of Glassell Album #16, described on May 22, 2001.
[2] Glassell Album #15.

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