Mace Head with Two Feline Heads

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Mace Head with Two Feline Heads
Date100 BC–600 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumStone with shell inlays
Dimensions1 1/2 × 3 × 2 1/4 in. (3.8 × 7.6 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4203
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1985 [Glassell Album #10, slide dated "NOV 85"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4203

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