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
  • Zoomorph
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 11/16 × 1 1/8 × 1 11/16 in. (1.8 × 2.9 × 4.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.1279
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 at least 1971–until d. 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #7, slide dated "MAY 71."
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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