Perforated Ring

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CultureChavín

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Perforated Ring

Date900–200 BC

PlacePeru, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions3/4 × 7/8 × 7/8 in. (1.9 × 2.2 × 2.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.883

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

211M Jones Galleries

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceKen Klassen, Bellington, Washington, before May 4, 1994 [1]; Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least May 4, 1994—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on May 4, 1994, purchased from Ken Klassen.

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