Ornament of a Fanged Deity

Ornament of a Fanged Deity

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Ornament of a Fanged Deity
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Ornament of a Fanged Deity
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/16 × 3 1/4 in. (7.7 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.429
Not 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, 2010.429

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