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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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.429
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