Mace Head

CultureVicús
Titles
  • Mace Head
  • Tool
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGilt copper
DimensionsOverall: 1 7/8 × 2 1/8 in. (4.8 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1121
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least November, 1979–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #9, photographs dated November 1979.

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