Circular Plaque Ornament

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Circular Plaque Ornament
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Circular Plaque Ornament
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold and turquoise
DimensionsOverall: 1/4 × 4 1/8 in. (0.6 × 10.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.649
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, 2010.649

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