Eagle Head Ornament (one of a pair)

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Eagle Head Ornament (one of a pair)
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Eagle Head Ornament (one of a pair)
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/16 × 2 11/16 in. (5.9 × 6.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1197
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 2000–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #15, by object bought at auction, November 1999.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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