Unknown Central and South American
Serpent Head Shaped Ornament

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Public Domain

Serpent Head Shaped Ornament
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Serpent Head Shaped Ornament
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (1.9 × 3.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1195
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1994–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #13, precedes object bought at auction, May 1994.

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