Unknown Central and South American
Crescent Plaque with Figure and Triangular Pendants

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureMoche

Titles

Crescent Plaque with Figure and Triangular Pendants

Date100–800 AD

PlacePeru, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions2 3/4 × 2 7/8 × 1/4 in. (7 × 7.3 × 0.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.1060

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Possibly Louis Slavitz, New York, before 1968] [1] [2]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least June 1968–2001 [1] [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, description comes from Louis Slavitz. Entry notes that Glassell had this regilded in 1968 in New York.
[2] Glassell Album #4, precedes object in slide dated "JUN 68."

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