Unknown Central and South American
Figural Plaque

Figural Plaque

Public Domain

Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Figural Plaque
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru, South America
MediumShell
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 3/4 × 1/16 in. (6 × 1.9 × 0.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4469
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least May 12, 1979–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes objects purchased from Sotheby's auction on May 12, 1979.

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