Unknown Central and South American
Ornamental Mask

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Ornamental Mask
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold alloy, shell
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 × 4 1/4 × 2 in. (11.4 × 10.8 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.439
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1972 [Glassell Album #8, slide dated "FEB 72"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.439

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Gold or gold alloy
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Gold or gold alloy
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Circular Ornament (one of thirteen)
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Circular Ornament (one of thirteen)
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Gold or gold alloy
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front of object
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100 BC–700 AD
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front of object
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200 BC–800 AD
Gold
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front of object
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Ornamental Plaque with a Human Figure Wearing a Large Crown
400 BC–400 AD
Gold
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Necklace
100–800 AD
Gold and spondylus shell
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Unknown Central and South American
Pendant Depicting a Deity with the Body of a Stingray and the Head of a Human with Fangs
100–800 AD
Gold inlaid with turquoise and shell
2010.1283
Figural Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Figural Ornament
600–1000 AD
Gold and shells
2010.1032
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Nose Ornament
100–800 AD
Gold with shell and stone inlays
2010.542