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CultureChimú
Titles
  • Bowl
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGourd with inlaid turquoise and shell
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 7 1/2 in. (6 × 19 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1458
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
209M Jones Galleries
On view

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Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least December, 1995–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell inventory, precedes object described on December 13, 1995.

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recto of object
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front of object
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100 BC–700 AD
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1100–1450 AD
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front of object, in case as received by MFAH
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650–900 AD
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500–800 AD
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front of object
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650–900 AD
Wood inlaid with shell
2010.847
front of object
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1100–1450 AD
Wood inlaid with spondylus shell and mother of pearl
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Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–700 AD
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2010.989.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1384.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
1000 BC–1600 AD
Spondylus shell inlaid with turquoise
2010.1384.1
Unknown Central and South American