Plaque Ornament in the Shape of a Hand with the Head of a Deity Inscribed

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Plaque Ornament in the Shape of a Hand with the Head of a Deity Inscribed
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Plaque Ornament in the Shape of a Hand with the Head of a Deity Inscribed
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumShell
DimensionsOverall: 4 5/16 × 3 3/16 × 11/16 in. (10.9 × 8.1 × 1.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.653
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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, 2010.653

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