Unknown Central and South American
Fish Ornament (one of four)

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Fish Ornament (one of four)
Artist
CultureChavín
Titles
  • Fish Ornament (one of four)
Date900–200 BC
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 × 1 5/8 in. (5.4 × 4.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1187
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by March 15, 2003–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Inventory number precedes purchase on March 15, 2003.

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