Unknown Central and South American
Ornament in the Form of a Frog

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Ornament in the Form of a Frog
Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Ornament in the Form of a Frog
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 × 2 3/8 × 3 1/4 in. (5.4 × 6.1 × 8.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1278
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceMrs. Bertram Smith, New York, before 1968; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1970–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #6, photographs preceed slide dated "JAN 70."
Exhibition History"The Gold of Ancient America," The Art Institute of Chicago, February 1-March 9, 1969

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