Unknown Central and South American
Ornament Depicting Five Images of a Deity

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Ornament Depicting Five Images of a Deity
Artist
CultureChimú
Titles
  • Ornament Depicting Five Images of a Deity
  • Litter Ornament
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 6 5/8 × 22 5/8 in. (16.8 × 57.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.820
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 around September 1971–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #7, near slide dated "SEP 71."

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