Unknown Central and South American
Ornament

Ornament

Public Domain

Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Ornament
Date900–200 BC
MediumGold
Dimensions7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (19.1 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2557
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceIsrael Fogiel, San Antonio, before January 12, 2003 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least January 12, 2003–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object purchased from Christie's auction on January 12, 2003.

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