CultureChavín
Titles
- Whistle
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumStone, red pigment
Dimensions4 × 3 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (10.2 × 8.3 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.400
Not on view
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Object Type
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.400
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
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