Unknown Central and South American
Circular Plaque Ornament

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Public Domain

Circular Plaque Ornament
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Circular Plaque Ornament
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1/2 × 6 5/8 in. (1.2 × 16.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.810
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceDavid Bernstein;
Robert Sonin report dated 10.5.1997;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.810

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