Unknown Central and South American
Rectangular Plaque

Rectangular Plaque

Public Domain

Artist
CultureNasca
Titles
  • Rectangular Plaque
Date100 BC–700 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold with diamonds
DimensionsOverall: 3 7/16 × 8 5/8 in. (8.8 × 21.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4321
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1967 [Glassell Album #4, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4321

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