Unknown Central and South American
Rectangular Plaque with Eyes

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Rectangular Plaque with Eyes
Artist
CultureGreater Chiriqui
Titles
  • Rectangular Plaque with Eyes
Date700–1550 AD
PlaceCosta Rica
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/16 × 7 in. (20.5 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.766
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 28, 1997, lot 23]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1997–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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