Plume Ornament

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CultureUnknown culture

Titles

Plume Ornament

Date1000 BC–1600 AD

PlacePeru

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 7 × 6 in. (17.8 × 15.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.742

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceJean-Eugene Lions, Geneva, before 1980 [1]; purchased by Robert Duff, Boca Raton, Florida, before December 7, 2005 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at December 7, 2005–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Invoice from Robert Duff to Glassell dated December 7, 2005 states object was from Lions' collection, in Geneva before 1980s.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Sticker with handwriting on verso: 1547-335/2
Sticker with print: 1014

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