Plaque Depicting the Head of a Fanged Andean Condor Deity (one of four)

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Plaque Depicting the Head of a Fanged Andean Condor Deity (one of four)
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Plaque Depicting the Head of a Fanged Andean Condor Deity (one of four)
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 × 4 1/8 in. (8.6 × 10.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1202
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
211M Jones Galleries
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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.

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