Unknown Central and South American
Mirror

Mirror

Public Domain

Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Mirror
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru, South America
MediumAnthracite
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 3 3/8 × 3 1/2 in. (3.2 × 8.6 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1285.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot #183 in Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, May 20, 1986);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since 1986 [Glassell Album #10, slide dated "MAY 86"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1285.2

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Mirror
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror
900–200 BC
Anthracite
2001.1285.3
Mirror
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror
900–200 BC
Anthracite
2001.1284
Mirror
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror
900–200 BC
Anthracite
2001.1285.1
Miniature Vessel
Unknown Central and South American
Miniature Vessel
900–200 BC
Alabaster
2001.1313.A,.B
Snuff Tablet
Unknown Central and South American
Snuff Tablet
500–800 AD
Wood
2001.1312
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror with Standing Ruler
800–1375 AD
Wood, red pigment, resin, and pyrite
2001.1137
side view of object
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror with Hand and Bird
1000–1470 AD
Painted wood and mother-of-pearl
2001.1138
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Mirror with Standing Ruler
1100–1450 AD
Wood
2001.1136
Fish sinker with shell lure
Unknown Central and South American
Fish sinker with shell lure
1200–1532 AD
Stone, shell, and string
2004.2439
Chisel
Unknown Central and South American
Chisel
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.994
Chisel
Unknown Central and South American
Chisel
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.993
Spatula
Unknown Central and South American
Spatula
650–1450
Bone
2002.4451