Unknown Central and South American
Ornamental Plaque with Bird Deity

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureWari (Huari)

Titles

Ornamental Plaque with Bird Deity
Ornamental Plaque

Datec. 600–1000 AD

Possible placeChile, South America

Possible placePeru, South America

Possible placeBolivia, South America

MediumGold

Dimensions6 5/8 × 7 3/8 × 1/4 in. (16.8 × 18.7 × 0.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2004.2533

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

212M Jones Galleries

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least June 1968–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Album #4, precedes object in slide dated "JUN 68".
Exhibition History"Gold of the Americas: An Exhibit of Pre-Columbian Gold from Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia," The American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, May 14, 1970-October, 1977.

“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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