Bird Pin

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Bird Pin
Date1000–1470 AD
PlacePeru, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsHeight - 2 inches
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4246
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance(Probably lot # 264 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 27, 1998. Sale #7138);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4246

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