Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the Shape of a Crouching Jaguar Deity

Ornament in the Shape of a Crouching Jaguar Deity

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Ornament in the Shape of a Crouching Jaguar Deity
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Ornament in the Shape of a Crouching Jaguar Deity
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 4 5/8 × 5 3/8 in. (11.7 × 13.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1181
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, November 21, 1988, lot 16]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, November 21, 1988–until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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