Unknown Central and South American
Embossed Circular Plaque Ornament

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Public Domain

Embossed Circular Plaque Ornament
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Embossed Circular Plaque Ornament
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 5/8 × 7 in. (4.2 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.808
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.808

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