Human Head Ornament

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Human Head Ornament
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Human Head Ornament
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1 11/16 × 15/16 in. (4.3 × 2.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.887
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, 2010.887

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