Unknown Central and South American
Ornament

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureVicús
Titles
  • Ornament
Date200 BC–400 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 1/8 × 7/8 in. (0.3 × 2.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.735
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, until d. 2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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