Beaker with Spondylus Shells

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Beaker with Spondylus Shells
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Beaker with Spondylus Shells
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/16 × 2 11/16 in. (13.2 × 6.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.275
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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceJohn Wise, New York, by 1967; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least August 1969–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #4 and #5, before slide dated "AUG 69".


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