Ornament with Double-headed Serpents, Feline Deity Head, and Disk Pendants (one of a pair)

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CultureChavín

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Ornament with Double-headed Serpents, Feline Deity Head, and Disk Pendants (one of a pair)

Date900–200 BC

PlacePeru

MediumGold

DimensionsOverall: 8 × 4 3/4 in. (20.3 × 12.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.1203.2

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 2000–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #15, by object bought at auction, November 1999.
Exhibition History“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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